Control of Electron Localization in Molecular Dissociation
Universität Hamburg · Bielefeld University · +3 more institutions
Abstract
We demonstrated how the subcycle evolution of the electric field of light can be used to control the motion of bound electrons. Results are presented for the dissociative ionization of deuterium molecules (D2 --> D+ + D), where asymmetric ejection of the ionic fragment reveals that light-driven intramolecular electronic motion before dissociation localizes the electron on one of the two D+ ions in a controlled way. The results extend subfemtosecond electron control to molecules and provide evidence of its usefulness in controlling reaction dynamics.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 44.71
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 22
Authors
11- MFMatthias F. KlingCorresponding
Universität Hamburg, Bielefeld University, Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- CSCh. Siedschlag
Universität Hamburg, Bielefeld University, Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- AVAart Verhoef
Universität Hamburg, Bielefeld University, Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- JIJ. I. Khan
Universität Hamburg, Bielefeld University, Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- MSMartin Schultze
Universität Hamburg, Bielefeld University, Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Topics & keywords
- Ionization
- Electron
- Dissociation (chemistry)
- Ion
- Deuterium
- Intramolecular force
- Atomic physics
- Molecule