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HZ. Time resolved transmittance spectra (log,,, transmission) of GaAs at 15 K for different time delays between the pump and probe pulses. The dotted-line curve represents the transmission at t=O psec (just before the excitation). The dashed curve corresponds to a delay of 4.2 psec, a time significantly longer than the pump-pulse duration (0.5 psec FWHM). The pump-pulse spectrum is displayed in the lower part of the figure.
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