Observing electron localization in a dissociating H2+ molecule in real time

H. Xu; Zhichao Li; Feng He; X. Wang; A. Atia-Tul-Noor; D. Kielpinski; R. T. Sang; I. V. Litvinyuk

doi:10.1038/ncomms15849

Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Observing electron localization in a dissociating H2+ molecule in real time

H. Xu,
Zhichao Li,
Feng He,
X. Wang,
A. Atia-Tul-Noor,
D. Kielpinski,
R. T. Sang,
I. V. Litvinyuk

Affiliations

H. Xu: Centre for Quantum Dynamics and Australian Attosecond Science Facility, Griffith University
Zhichao Li: Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and School of Physics and Astronomy, Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Feng He: Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and School of Physics and Astronomy, Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
X. Wang: Centre for Quantum Dynamics and Australian Attosecond Science Facility, Griffith University
A. Atia-Tul-Noor: Centre for Quantum Dynamics and Australian Attosecond Science Facility, Griffith University
D. Kielpinski: Centre for Quantum Dynamics and Australian Attosecond Science Facility, Griffith University
R. T. Sang: Centre for Quantum Dynamics and Australian Attosecond Science Facility, Griffith University
I. V. Litvinyuk: Centre for Quantum Dynamics and Australian Attosecond Science Facility, Griffith University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15849
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Time resolved measurements provide insights to the intriguing process of ultrafast molecular fragmentation. Here the authors use CEP-locked laser pulses in pump–probe scheme to explore the H2+dissociation and find out that the electron localization to one of the nuclei occurs in about 15 fs.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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