Nonadiabatic Multielectron Dynamics in Strong Field Molecular Ionization

M. Lezius; V. Blanchet; D. M. Rayner; D. M. Villeneuve; Albert Stolow; Misha Yu. Ivanov

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.51

Nonadiabatic Multielectron Dynamics in Strong Field Molecular Ionization

M. Lezius, V. Blanchet, D. M. Rayner, D. M. Villeneuve, Albert Stolow, and Misha Yu. Ivanov

Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 51 – Published 1 January 2001

Abstract

We report the observation of a general strong field ionization mechanism due to highly nonadiabatic multielectron excitation dynamics in polyatomic molecules. We observe that such excitation mechanisms greatly affect molecular ionization, fragmentation, and energetics. We characterized this phenomenon as a function of optical frequency, intensity, and molecular properties.

Received 16 December 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.51

Authors & Affiliations

M. Lezius², V. Blanchet³, D. M. Rayner¹, D. M. Villeneuve¹, Albert Stolow^1,*, and Misha Yu. Ivanov^1,†

¹National Research Council Canada, Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Canada ON K1A 0R6
²Institut für Ionenphysik, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
³Université Paul Sabatier, IRSAMC 118 Route de Narbonne, 31400 Toulouse, France