Initial electronic coherence in molecular dissociation induced by an attosecond pulse
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We investigate the influence of the attosecond electron dynamics of photoionization on the femtosecond fragmentation of the molecular ion left behind. We consider the dissociative photoionization dynamics of the N2 molecule, induced by an attosecond extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) pulse in the presence of a moderately strong infrared (IR) laser field. We show that the kinetic energy spectrum of N+ fragments depends on (i) the phases between the different electronic states of N2+ established by the photoionization process and (ii) phases associated with the vibrational dynamics in the dissociating molecular ion. We show that the phase acquired during the photoionization can be obtained from the dependence of the N+ ion kinetic energy release spectra on the time delay between the XUV and IR pulses.
Date Issued
2015-11-04
Date Acceptance
2014-12-31
Citation
Physical Review A, 2015, 92 (5)
ISSN
1094-1622
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review A
Volume
92
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
©2015 American Physical Society. Lukas Medišauskas, Serguei Patchkovskii, Alex Harvey, Danilo S. Brambila, Christian Neidel, Jesse Klei, Arnaud Rouzée, Marc J. J. Vrakking, and Misha Yu. Ivanov
Phys. Rev. A 92, 053403 – Published 4 November 2015
Phys. Rev. A 92, 053403 – Published 4 November 2015
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Commission of the European Communities
Grant Number
EP/I032517/1
264951
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Optics
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Physics
ABOVE-THRESHOLD DISSOCIATION
SITE-SELECTIVE REACTIVITY
LONG-WAVELENGTH LIMIT
INNER-VALENCE STATES
PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY
SEMICLASSICAL APPROACH
CHARGE MIGRATION
IONIZATION
DYNAMICS
LOCALIZATION
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
053403