Direct Measurement of the Angular Dependence of Ionization forN2,O2, andCO | Zendy

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Author(s) -

D. Pavičić,

Kevin F. Lee,

D. M. Rayner,

P. B. Corkum,

D. M. Villeneuve

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

physical review letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.688

H-Index - 673

eISSN - 1079-7114

pISSN - 0031-9007

DOI - 10.1103/physrevlett.98.243001

Subject(s) - ionization , physics , field (mathematics) , atomic physics , molecule , measure (data warehouse) , laser , ion , quantum mechanics , computer science , data mining , mathematics , pure mathematics

We experimentally measure the ionization probability as a function of alignment angle of three molecules in intense laser fields: nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide. Unlike atoms, molecules have a rotational degree of freedom. By controlling the alignment of the molecule relative to the laser field, molecules offer additional ways to understand strong-field ionization. The angular dependence of ionization directly maps to the orbital symmetry of each molecule. Carbon dioxide is seen to have a very sharp preference for ionization when aligned at 45 degrees to the laser field, in significant disagreement with current theories.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: Ye

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