Generalized Phase Sensitivity of Directional Bond Breaking in the Laser-Molecule Interaction
Kangaparambil S, Hanus V, Dorner-Kirchner M, He P, Larimian S, Paulus GG, Baltuska A, Xie X, Yamanouchi K, He F, Lotstedt E, Kitzler-Zeiler M (2020)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2020
Journal
Book Volume: 125
Article Number: 023202
Journal Issue: 2
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.023202
Abstract
We establish a generalized picture of the phase sensitivity of laser-induced directional bond breaking using the H2 molecule as the example. We show that the well-known proton ejection anisotropy measured with few-cycle pulses as a function of their carrier-envelope phases arises as an amplitude modulation of an intrinsic anisotropy that is sensitive to the laser phase at the ionization time and determined by the molecule's electronic structure. Our work furthermore reveals a strong electron-proton correlation that may open up a new approach to experimentally accessing the laser-sub-cycle intramolecular electron dynamics also in larger molecules.
Involved external institutions
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Germany (DE)
Technische Universität Wien / Vienna University of Technology
Austria (AT)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University / 上海交通大学
China (CN)
University of Tokyo
Japan (JP)
Germany (DE)
Technische Universität Wien / Vienna University of Technology
Austria (AT)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University / 上海交通大学
China (CN)
University of Tokyo
Japan (JP)
How to cite
APA:
Kangaparambil, S., Hanus, V., Dorner-Kirchner, M., He, P., Larimian, S., Paulus, G.G.,... Kitzler-Zeiler, M. (2020). Generalized Phase Sensitivity of Directional Bond Breaking in the Laser-Molecule Interaction. Physical Review Letters, 125(2). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.023202
MLA:
Kangaparambil, Sarayoo, et al. "Generalized Phase Sensitivity of Directional Bond Breaking in the Laser-Molecule Interaction." Physical Review Letters 125.2 (2020).
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