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Electron localization in molecular fragmentation of H2 by carrier-Envelope phase stabilized laser Pulses
M. Kremer, B. Fischer, B. Feuerstein, V.L.B. De Jesus, , C. Hofrichter, A. Rudenko, U. Thumm, C.D. Schröter, R. MoshammerShow More
Published in
2009
Volume: 103
   
Issue: 21
Abstract
Fully differential data for H2 dissociation in ultrashort (6 fs, 760 nm), linearly polarized, intense (0.44PW/cm2) laser pulses with a stabilized carrier-envelope phase (CEP) were recorded with a reaction microscope. Depending on the CEP, the molecular orientation, and the kinetic energy release (KER), we find asymmetric proton emission at low KERs (0-3 eV), basically predicted by Roudnev and Esry, and much stronger than reported by Kling et al. Wave packet propagation calculations reproduce the salient features and discard, together with the observed KER-independent electron asymmetry, the first ionization step to be the reason for the asymmetric proton emission. © 2009 The American Physical Society.
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JournalPhysical Review Letters
ISSN00319007