Isotope-Selective Strong Field Ionization of Semi-Heavy Water
Chemical Physics
2024-08-20 v1 Atomic Physics
Optics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
Semi-heavy water (HOD) is one of the simplest molecules in which the bonds are labelled by isotope. We demonstrate that a pair of intense few-femtosecond infrared laser pulses can be used to selectively tunnel ionize along one of the two bonds. The first pulse doubly ionizes HOD, inducing rapid bond stretching and unbending. Femtoseconds later, the second pulse arrives and further ionization is selectively enhanced along the OH bond. These conclusions arise from 3D time-resolved measurements of H, D, and O momenta following triple ionization.
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@article{arxiv.2408.09056,
title = {Isotope-Selective Strong Field Ionization of Semi-Heavy Water},
author = {Andrew J. Howard and M. Britton and Zachary L. Streeter and Chuan Cheng and Robert R. Lucchese and C. William McCurdy and Philip H. Bucksbaum},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.09056},
year = {2024}
}
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