The angular momentum of molecules, or, equivalently, their rotation in three-dimensional
space, is ideally suited for quantum control. Molecular angular momentum is naturally …

The availability of attosecond-duration extreme ultraviolet or soft X-ray light sources has
opened up new fields of research in atomic and molecular physics. These pulses can be as …

Single-electron wavefunctions, or orbitals, are the mathematical constructs used to describe
the multi-electron wavefunction of molecules. Because the highest-lying orbitals are …

When molecules are subject to intense laser pulses, electrons can be detached, accelerated
and driven back to the molecule, resulting in electron–ion recollisions. Recolliding electrons …

We study high-order harmonic generation for H 2+ and H 2 model molecules in linearly
polarized laser pulses by numerical solution of the Schrödinger equation. Maxima and …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides an overview on various scattering and reaction
processes taking place in a powerful laser field. These processes can be either laser …

This tutorial presents the most important aspects of the molecular self-probing paradigm,
which views the process of high harmonic generation as'a molecule being probed by one of …

In this review we will discuss the topic of high order harmonic generation (HHG) from
samples of organic and bio-molecules. The possibility to extract useful dynamical and …

High harmonic emission in isotropic gases is polarized in the same direction as the incident
laser polarization. Laser-induced molecular alignment allows us to break the symmetry of …

Quantum-mechanical calculations are performed of the dynamic alignment of linear
molecules induced by a strong nonresonant laser field. Within this framework we have …