Laser-induced orbital projection and diffraction of O- sub(2) with velocity map imaging
In a velocity map imaging spectrometer, we measured the electron momentum distributions from the ionization of O[Image omitted.] molecules with 800 nm wavelength, 40 fs laser pulses at a peak intensity of [Image omitted.] W cm[Image omitted.]. The molecules were aligned at 0[Image omitted.], 45[Imag...
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Published in | Journal of modern optics Vol. 60; no. 17; pp. 1395 - 1408 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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07.10.2013
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Summary: | In a velocity map imaging spectrometer, we measured the electron momentum distributions from the ionization of O[Image omitted.] molecules with 800 nm wavelength, 40 fs laser pulses at a peak intensity of [Image omitted.] W cm[Image omitted.]. The molecules were aligned at 0[Image omitted.], 45[Image omitted.] and 90[Image omitted.] relative to the laser polarization prior to ionization. We show that for all alignments the low momentum region - populated by direct electrons which do not recollide with the parent ion - is consistent with the ionized orbital being filtered and projected onto the continuum electron wave packet. In the high momentum region - populated by rescattered electrons - we observe that the pattern created by diffraction of the recolliding wave packet by the ion core disappears as the alignment gets closer to the laser field axis. We find that a two-slit diffraction model agrees well with the results for molecules aligned at 90[Image omitted.], but only partially predicts the decrease in the diffraction signature for smaller alignment angles. |
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ISSN: | 0950-0340 1362-3044 |
DOI: | 10.1080/09500340.2013.771755 |