| Download | - View accepted manuscript: Direct measurement of the angular dependence of ionization for N₂, O₂, and CO₂ in intense laser fields (PDF, 718 KiB)
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| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.243001 |
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| Author | Search for: Pavičić, Domagoj1; Search for: Lee, Kevin F.1; Search for: Rayner, D. M.1; Search for: Corkum, P. B.1; Search for: Villeneuve, D. M.1 |
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| Name affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Subject | Angular distribution; Carbon dioxide; Ionization; Molecular orbitals; Probability density function; Alignment angle; Angular dependence; Laser fields; Molecular dynamics |
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| Abstract | 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. |
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| Publication date | 2007-06-11 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NPARC number | 21276195 |
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| Record identifier | 445f19ce-e19f-47f2-9339-64f11aedaa97 |
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| Record created | 2015-09-28 |
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| Record modified | 2020-06-04 |
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