Laser-induced Coulomb explosion imaging of aligned molecules and molecular dimers

CA Schouder, AS Chatterley… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
We discuss how Coulomb explosion imaging (CEI), triggered by intense femtosecond laser
pulses and combined with laser-induced alignment and covariance analysis of the angular …

Tracing and controlling electronic dynamics in atoms and molecules by attosecond pulses

LY Peng, WC Jiang, JW Geng, WH Xiong, Q Gong - Physics Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
In this review, we will focus on the theoretical aspects in observing and controlling the
electronic dynamics in few-electron atoms and molecules by attosecond pulses in different …

Experimental demonstration of femtosecond two-color x-ray free-electron lasers

AA Lutman, R Coffee, Y Ding, Z Huang, J Krzywinski… - Physical review …, 2013 - APS
With an eye toward extending optical wave-mixing techniques to the x-ray regime, we
present the first experimental demonstration of a two-color x-ray free-electron laser at the …

Multiparticle cumulant mapping for Coulomb explosion imaging

C Cheng, LJ Frasinski, G Moğol, F Allum, AJ Howard… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
We extend covariance velocity map ion imaging to four particles, establishing cumulant
mapping and allowing for measurements that provide insights usually associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Coulomb explosion imaging of CH3I and CH2ClI photodissociation dynamics

F Allum, M Burt, K Amini, R Boll, H Köckert… - The Journal of …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
The photodissociation dynamics of CH 3 I and CH 2 ClI at 272 nm were investigated by time-
resolved Coulomb explosion imaging, with an intense non-resonant 815 nm probe pulse …

Manipulating Parallel and Perpendicular Multiphoton Transitions in Molecules

S Pan, Z Zhang, L Xu, W Zhang, P Lu, Q Ji, K Lin… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
We demonstrate that dissociative ionization of H 2 can be fully manipulated in an angle-time-
resolved fashion, employing a polarization-skewed (PS) laser pulse in which the …

Filming enhanced ionization in an ultrafast triatomic slingshot

AJ Howard, M Britton, ZL Streeter, C Cheng… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Filming atomic motion within molecules is an active pursuit of molecular physics and
quantum chemistry. A promising method is laser-induced Coulomb Explosion Imaging (CEI) …

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 …

Following dynamic nuclear wave packets in N, and CO with few-cycle infrared pulses

S De, M Magrakvelidze, IA Bocharova, D Ray… - Physical Review A …, 2011 - APS
We study the evolution of nuclear wave packets launched in molecular nitrogen, oxygen,
and carbon monoxide by intense 8-fs infrared pulses. We use velocity map imaging to …

Tracking the nuclear movement of the carbonyl sulfide cation after strong-field ionization by time-resolved Coulomb-explosion imaging

X Zhao, T Xu, X Yu, D Ren, X Zhang, X Li, P Ma… - Physical Review A, 2021 - APS
We studied the ultrafast nuclear dynamics during the dissociation of OCS+ molecules using
a strong IR-laser pump and probe technique in combination with the coincidence …