Internal Laser-Induced Dipole Force at Work inMolecule
- 13 November 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 91 (20), 203004
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.91.203004
Abstract
We show how the many electron response of a complex molecule to an intense laser field can be incorporated with the single active electron picture. This enables us to introduce an “over-the-barrier” model for ionization, valid for long wavelength light. Using infrared radiation, we confirm the model and also produce stable, highly charged reaching , the highest charge state ever observed. At high intensities and high charge states the internal laser-induced dipole force and rapid charging lead to stress on the molecule. The interplay between the forces provides control and suggest strategies for reaching even higher charge states.
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