Laser-Induced Electron Transfer in the Dissociative Multiple Ionization of Argon Dimers

Wang Y, Lai X, Yu S, Sun R, Liu X, Dorner-Kirchner M, Erattupuzha S, Larimian S, Koch M, Hanus V, Kangaparambil S, Paulus GG, Baltuska A, Xie X, Kitzler-Zeiler M (2020)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

Journal

Physical Review Letters American Physical Society

Book Volume: 125

Article Number: 063202

Journal Issue: 6

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.063202

Abstract

We report on an experimental and theoretical study of the ionization-fragmentation dynamics of argon dimers in intense few-cycle laser pulses with a tagged carrier-envelope phase. We find that a field-driven electron transfer process from one argon atom across the system boundary to the other argon atom triggers subcycle electron-electron interaction dynamics in the neighboring atom. This attosecond electron-transfer process between distant entities and its implications manifests itself as a distinct phase-shift between the measured asymmetry of electron emission curves of the Ar++Ar2+ and Ar2++Ar2+ fragmentation channels. This letter discloses a strong-field route to controlling the dynamics in molecular compounds through the excitation of electronic dynamics on a distant molecule by driving intermolecular electron-transfer processes.

Involved external institutions

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Germany (DE) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) / 中国科学院

China (CN) Technische Universität Wien / Vienna University of Technology

Austria (AT) Technische Universität Graz

Austria (AT)

How to cite

APA:

Wang, Y., Lai, X., Yu, S., Sun, R., Liu, X., Dorner-Kirchner, M.,... Kitzler-Zeiler, M. (2020). Laser-Induced Electron Transfer in the Dissociative Multiple Ionization of Argon Dimers. Physical Review Letters, 125(6). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.063202

MLA:

Wang, Yanlan, et al. "Laser-Induced Electron Transfer in the Dissociative Multiple Ionization of Argon Dimers." Physical Review Letters 125.6 (2020).

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