Coulomb Explosion Imaging and Adaptive Control of Molecular Dynamics

该实验研究计划利用超宽光谱带宽的强激光场，脉冲整形和自适应反馈的融合，为量子水平上的多粒子动力学的探索，操纵和工程提供了几乎无限的可能性。该计划涉及一系列实验，在与内部原子运动相称的时间尺度上跟踪库仑爆炸成像系统的瞬态，同时执行对分支比、分子几何形状和基本振荡模式之间的能量转移的控制。该计划的广泛影响包括研究生和本科生的培训，以及为吸引代表性不足的群体加入该计划所做的重大努力，以及在大气中微量元素浓度检测方面的应用。

This experimental research program takes advantage of the confluence of intense laser fields of ultra-wide spectral bandwidth, pulse shaping and adaptive feedback, to provide nearly limitless possibilities for exploration, manipulation and engineering of many-particle dynamics at the quantum level. The program involves a series of experiments to follow transient states of systems with Coulomb explosion imaging on a time scale commensurate with internal atomic motion while executing control over branching ratios, molecular geometries and energy transfer between fundamental modes of oscillation. The broader impact of the program involves graduate and undergraduate training as well as significant efforts to attract underrepresented groups into the program and applications to the detection of small concentrations of trace elements in the atmosphere.