Molecular photodissociation dynamics revealed by Coulomb explosion imaging

SW Crane, JWL Lee, MNR Ashfold… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Coulomb explosion imaging (CEI) methods are finding ever-growing use as a means of
exploring and distinguishing the static stereo-configurations of small quantum systems …

Classical aspects in above-threshold ionization with a midinfrared strong laser field

W Quan, Z Lin, M Wu, H Kang, H Liu, X Liu, J Chen… - Physical Review Letters, 2009 - APS
We present high resolution photoelectron energy spectra of noble gas atoms from high
intensity above-threshold ionization (ATI) at midinfrared wavelengths. An unexpected …

Time-resolved studies of ultrafast wavepacket dynamics in hydrogen molecules

CR Calvert, WA Bryan, WR Newell, ID Williams - Physics Reports, 2010 - Elsevier
Recent advances in the study of quantum vibrations and rotations in the fundamental
hydrogen molecules are reported. Using the deuterium molecules (D2+ and D2) as …

Ultrafast extreme ultraviolet induced isomerization of acetylene cations

YH Jiang, A Rudenko, O Herrwerth, L Foucar, M Kurka… - Physical review …, 2010 - APS
Ultrafast isomerization of acetylene cations ([HC= CH]+) in the low-lying excited A Σ g+ 2
state, populated by the absorption of extreme ultraviolet (XUV) photons (38 eV), has been …

Tabletop imaging of structural evolutions in chemical reactions demonstrated for the acetylene cation

H Ibrahim, B Wales, S Beaulieu, BE Schmidt… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The introduction of femto-chemistry has made it a primary goal to follow the nuclear and
electronic evolution of a molecule in time and space as it undergoes a chemical reaction …

Ultrafast isomerization initiated by X-ray core ionization

CE Liekhus-Schmaltz, I Tenney, T Osipov… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Rapid proton migration is a key process in hydrocarbon photochemistry. Charge migration
and subsequent proton motion can mitigate radiation damage when heavier atoms absorb X …

Steering proton migration in hydrocarbons using intense few-cycle laser fields

M Kübel, R Siemering, C Burger, NG Kling, H Li… - Physical Review Letters, 2016 - APS
Proton migration is a ubiquitous process in chemical reactions related to biology,
combustion, and catalysis. Thus, the ability to manipulate the movement of nuclei with …

Subfemtosecond steering of hydrocarbon deprotonation through superposition of vibrational modes

AS Alnaser, M Kübel, R Siemering, B Bergues… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Subfemtosecond control of the breaking and making of chemical bonds in polyatomic
molecules is poised to open new pathways for the laser-driven synthesis of chemical …

Strong-field dissociative double ionization of acetylene

X Gong, Q Song, Q Ji, H Pan, J Ding, J Wu, H Zeng - Physical Review Letters, 2014 - APS
We investigate dissociative double ionization of acetylene, one of the smallest organic
molecules yet with a rich electronic structure, in strong laser fields by measuring two …

Applications of pump-probe spectroscopy

M Fushitani - Annual Reports Section" C"(Physical Chemistry), 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
This review outlines advances that have been made in recent years (2005–2007) in the
study of ultrafast dynamics occurring in physical, chemical and biological research fields by …