The study investigates how isolated dielectric nanoparticles (specifically SiO) emit photoelectrons when exposed to intense laser pulses, focusing on the effects of particle size and laser intensity.
* The researchers developed a new experimental approach to minimize errors from averaging over the focal volume during measurements.
* Results show that smaller nanoparticles produce lower energy electrons, while larger ones generate significantly higher energy electrons, with some reaching up to 200 times the expected energy due to enhanced ionization effects.