Observation of enhanced ionization of molecular ions in intense laser fields

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作者
Constant, E [1 ]
Stapelfeldt, H [1 ]
Corkum, PB [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SHERBROOKE,FAC SCI,DEPT PHYS,SHERBROOKE,PQ J1K 2R1,CANADA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.4140
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Using ultrashort pulse multiphoton ionization, we launch a wave packet in the I-2(2+) state that dissociates into the fragments I2+ and I. We measure its multiphoton ionization probability as a function of its internuclear distance with an intense delayed probe pulse. If the probe pulse is polarized parallel to the internuclear axis, we observe a peak in the ionization yield at a critical distance of 5-6 Angstrom. No such enhancement is seen with perpendicular polarization in agreement with the model of enhanced ionization by electron localization.
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页码:4140 / 4143
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