Control of Electron Localization in Deuterium Molecular Ions using an Attosecond Pulse Train and a Many-Cycle Infrared Pulse

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Singh, KP
He, F
Ranitovic, P
Cao, W
De, S
Ray, D
Chen, S
Thumm, U
Becker, A
Murnane, MM
Kapteyn, HC
Litvinyuk, IV
Cocke, CL
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2010
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We demonstrate an experimental control of electron localization in deuterium molecular ions created and dissociated by the combined action of an attosecond pulse train and a many-cycle infrared (IR) pulse. The attosecond pulse train is synthesized using both even and odd high order harmonics of the driving IR frequency so that it can strobe the IR field once per IR cycle. An asymmetric ejection of the deuterium ions oscillates with the full IR period when the APT-IR time-delay is scanned. The observed control is due to the creation of a coherent superposition of 1s?sg and 2p?su states via interference between one-photon and two-photon dissociation channels.

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Physical Review Letters

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104

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2

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© 2010 American Physical Society. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.

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