Attosecond control of dissociative ionization of O 2 molecules

W. Siu, F. Kelkensberg, G. Gademann, A. Rouzée, P. Johnsson, D. Dowek, M. Lucchini, F. Calegari, U. De Giovannini, A. Rubio, R. R. Lucchese, H. Kono, F. Lépine, M. J.J. Vrakking

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Abstract

We demonstrate that dissociative ionization of O 2 can be controlled by the relative delay between an attosecond pulse train (APT) and a copropagating infrared (IR) field. Our experiments reveal a dependence of both the branching ratios between a range of electronic states and the fragment angular distributions on the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) to IR time delay. The observations go beyond adiabatic propagation of dissociative wave packets on IR-induced quasistatic potential energy curves and are understood in terms of an IR-induced coupling between electronic states in the molecular ion.

Original languageEnglish
Article number063412
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume84
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Dec 14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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