Tracing the electron motion in H2 + using attosecond photoelectron spectroscopy

Abstract

Charge migration during light-matter interaction is one of the most fundamental processes which plays a key role in chemical and biological processes of molecule. The measurement of this process requires the extreme temporal and subatomic spatial resolutions. Here, we show that a scheme based on infrared pump and short extreme ultraviolet probe technique enables us to trace the laser-controlled electron motion with high spatiotemporal resolution. By numerically solving the time-dependent Schrodinger equation for H-2(+) combined with a simple double-slit model, we demonstrate that the laser-controlled charge migration can be directly reconstructed from the interference patterns of the photoelectron spectrum.