Electron Localization Involving Doubly Excited States in Broadband Extreme Ultraviolet Ionization of H2

Andreas Fischer, Alexander Sperl, Philipp Cörlin, Michael Schönwald, Helga Rietz, Alicia Palacios, Alberto González-Castrillo, Fernando Martín, Thomas Pfeifer, Joachim Ullrich, Arne Senftleben, and Robert Moshammer
Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 213002 – Published 20 May 2013

Abstract

Dissociative single ionization of H2 induced by extreme ultraviolet photons from an attosecond pulse train has been studied in a kinematically complete experiment. Depending on the electron kinetic energy and the alignment of the molecule with respect to the laser polarization axis, we observe pronounced asymmetries in the relative emission directions of the photoelectron and the H+ ion. The energy-dependent asymmetry pattern is explained by a semiclassical model and further validated by fully quantum mechanical calculations, both in very good agreement with the experiment.

  • Received 11 March 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.213002

© 2013 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Andreas Fischer1,*, Alexander Sperl1, Philipp Cörlin1, Michael Schönwald1, Helga Rietz1, Alicia Palacios2, Alberto González-Castrillo2, Fernando Martín2,3, Thomas Pfeifer1, Joachim Ullrich1,4, Arne Senftleben1, and Robert Moshammer1,†

  • 1Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
  • 2Departamento de Química, Módulo 13, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
  • 3Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA-Nanociencia), Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
  • 4Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Bundesallee 100, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany

  • *andreas.fischer@mpi-hd.mpg.de
  • robert.moshammer@mpi-hd.mpg.de

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Vol. 110, Iss. 21 — 24 May 2013

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