Imaging the time-dependent structure of a molecule as it undergoes dynamics
Author(s)
Legare, F
Lee, KF
Litvinyuk, IV
Dooley, PW
Bandrauk, AD
Villeneuve, DM
Corkum, PB
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2005
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We image the dynamics of diatomic and triatomic molecules with sub-5 fs and sub-A resolution using laser Coulomb explosion imaging with 8 fs pulses. We obtain image information by measuring the vector momenta of all atomic ions produced by explosion of a single molecule. We image vibrating D{sub 2}{sup +} and of dissociating SO{sub 2}{sup 2+} and SO{sub 2}{sup 3+}. Images taken at 0 and 60 fs show that the dissociation of SO{sub 2}{sup 2+} produces an SO{sup +} rotational wave packet.We image the dynamics of diatomic and triatomic molecules with sub-5 fs and sub-A resolution using laser Coulomb explosion imaging with 8 fs pulses. We obtain image information by measuring the vector momenta of all atomic ions produced by explosion of a single molecule. We image vibrating D{sub 2}{sup +} and of dissociating SO{sub 2}{sup 2+} and SO{sub 2}{sup 3+}. Images taken at 0 and 60 fs show that the dissociation of SO{sub 2}{sup 2+} produces an SO{sup +} rotational wave packet.
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Journal Title
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)
Volume
72
Issue
5
Subject
Mathematical sciences
Physical sciences
Atomic and molecular physics
Chemical sciences