H2: the benchmark molecule for ultrafast science and technologies

H Ibrahim, C Lefebvre, AD Bandrauk… - Journal of Physics B …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
This review article focuses on imaging and controlling ultrafast dynamics of the hydrogen
molecule and its cation, initiated by ultrashort laser pulses. We discuss the mechanisms …

Control of electron localization in deuterium molecular ions using an attosecond pulse train and a many-cycle infrared pulse

KP Singh, F He, P Ranitovic, W Cao, S De, D Ray… - Physical review …, 2010 - APS
We demonstrate an experimental control of electron localization in deuterium molecular ions
created and dissociated by the combined action of an attosecond pulse train and a many …

Understanding the role of phase in chemical bond breaking with coincidence angular streaking

J Wu, M Magrakvelidze, LPH Schmidt… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Electron motion in chemical bonds occurs on an attosecond timescale. This ultrafast motion
can be driven by strong laser fields. Ultrashort asymmetric laser pulses are known to direct …

Strong-Field Modulated Diffraction Effects in the Correlated Electron-Nuclear Motion <?format ?>in Dissociating

F He, A Becker, U Thumm - Physical review letters, 2008 - APS
We show that the electronic dynamics in a molecule driven by a strong field is complex and
potentially even counterintuitive. As a prototype example, we simulate the interaction of a …

Directional bond breaking by polarization-gated two-color ultrashort laser pulses

K Lin, X Gong, Q Song, Q Ji, W Zhang… - Journal of Physics B …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We experimentally investigate directional bond breaking in dissociative single ionization of
H 2 driven by circularly polarized two-color ultrashort pulses of counter-and co-rotating laser …

Efficient Control of Electron Localization and Probability Modulation with Synthesized Two-Color Intense Laser Pulses

S Ghosh, G Pandey, AK Tiwari - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A coupled electron–nuclear dynamical study at attosecond time scale is performed on the
HD+ and H2+ molecular ions under the influence of synthesized intense two-color electric …

Dissociative ionization of in an attosecond pulse train and delayed laser pulse

F He, U Thumm - Physical Review A—Atomic, Molecular, and Optical …, 2010 - APS
The ionization of H 2 in a single attosecond extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulse generates a
nuclear wave packet in H 2+, which is entangled with the emitted photoelectron wave …

Oscillating molecular dipoles require strongly correlated electronic and nuclear motion

BY Chang, S Shin, A Palacios, F Martín… - Journal of Physics B …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
To create an oscillating electric dipole in an homonuclear diatomic cation without an
oscillating driver one needs (i) to break the symmetry of the system and (ii) to sustain highly …

Multi-pulse scheme for enhancing electron localization through vibrational wavepacket manipulation

CR Calvert, RB King, WA Bryan… - Journal of Physics B …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
A novel scheme for enhancing electron localization in intense-field dissociation is outlined.
Through manipulation of a bound vibrational wavepacket in the exemplar deuterium …

Interferences and asymmetries in laser-assisted photoionization of diatomic molecules

DIR Boll, OA Fojón - Physical Review A, 2014 - APS
Several kinds of interference effects in laser-assisted photoionization of H 2+ molecular
targets are theoretically investigated by means of a Coulomb-Volkov model. The …