Multielectron dissociative ionization of molecules by intense laser radiation
Atomic Physics
2009-10-30 v1 Chemical Physics
Abstract
We solve the hydrodynamic-ballistic equations of motion for a one-dimensional time-dependent Thomas-Fermi model of Cl_2 exposed to an intense subpicosecond laser field, and observe simultaneous multielectron ionization and molecular dissociation. The fragment kinetic energy defect with respect to the simple Coulomb explosion picture is found to originate in ejected-electron screening of the escaping fragments; its magnitude agrees with that observed in recent experiments.
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@article{arxiv.physics/9611024,
title = {Multielectron dissociative ionization of molecules by intense laser radiation},
author = {Miroslaw Brewczyk and Kazimierz Rzazewski and Charles W. Clark},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/9611024},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages RevTex source and 5 figures. In press at Phys. Rev. Lett