Subcycle controlled charge-directed reactivity with few-cycle midinfrared pulses.
Subcycle controlled charge-directed reactivity with few-cycle midinfrared pulses.
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.108.063002
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发表时间:
2012-02
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
I. Znakovskaya;P. von den Hoff;G. Marcus;S. Zherebtsov;B. Bergues;X. Gu;Y. Deng;M. Vrakking;
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作者:
I. Znakovskaya;P. von den Hoff;G. Marcus;S. Zherebtsov;B. Bergues;X. Gu;Y. Deng;M. Vrakking;
The steering of electron motion in molecules is accessible with waveform-controlled few-cycle laser light and may control the outcome of light-induced chemical reactions. An optical cycle of light, however, is much shorter than the duration of the fastest dissociation reactions, severely limiting the degree of control that can be achieved. To overcome this limitation, we extended the control metrology to the midinfrared studying the prototypical dissociative ionization of D(2) at 2.1 μm. Pronounced subcycle control of the directional D(+) ion emission from the fragmentation of D(2)(+) is observed, demonstrating unprecedented charge-directed reactivity. Two reaction pathways, showing directional ion emission, could be observed and controlled simultaneously for the first time. Quantum-dynamical calculations elucidate the dissociation channels, their observed phase relation, and the control mechanisms.