Probing multiphoton light-induced molecular potentials

M. Kübel (), M. Spanner, Z. Dube, A. Yu. Naumov, S. Chelkowski, A. D. Bandrauk, M. J. J. Vrakking, P. B. Corkum, D. M. Villeneuve and A. Staudte ()
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M. Kübel: Joint Attosecond Science Laboratory, National Research Council and University of Ottawa, 100 Sussex Drive
M. Spanner: Joint Attosecond Science Laboratory, National Research Council and University of Ottawa, 100 Sussex Drive
Z. Dube: Joint Attosecond Science Laboratory, National Research Council and University of Ottawa, 100 Sussex Drive
A. Yu. Naumov: Joint Attosecond Science Laboratory, National Research Council and University of Ottawa, 100 Sussex Drive
S. Chelkowski: Laboratoire de Chimie Théoretique, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke
A. D. Bandrauk: Laboratoire de Chimie Théoretique, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke
M. J. J. Vrakking: Max-Born-Institute, Max-Born-Straße 2A
P. B. Corkum: Joint Attosecond Science Laboratory, National Research Council and University of Ottawa, 100 Sussex Drive
D. M. Villeneuve: Joint Attosecond Science Laboratory, National Research Council and University of Ottawa, 100 Sussex Drive
A. Staudte: Joint Attosecond Science Laboratory, National Research Council and University of Ottawa, 100 Sussex Drive

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract The strong coupling between intense laser fields and valence electrons in molecules causes distortions of the potential energy hypersurfaces which determine the motion of the nuclei and influence possible reaction pathways. The coupling strength varies with the angle between the light electric field and valence orbital, and thereby adds another dimension to the effective molecular potential energy surface, leading to the emergence of light-induced conical intersections. Here, we demonstrate that multiphoton couplings can give rise to complex light-induced potential energy surfaces that govern molecular behavior. In the laser-induced dissociation of H2+, the simplest of molecules, we measure a strongly modulated angular distribution of protons which has escaped prior observation. Using two-color Floquet theory, we show that the modulations result from ultrafast dynamics on light-induced molecular potentials. These potentials are shaped by the amplitude, duration and phase of the dressing fields, allowing for manipulating the dissociation dynamics of small molecules.

Date: 2020
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