Strong light fields coax intramolecular reactions on femtosecond time scales
Atomic Physics
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
Energetic H ions are formed as a result of intra-molecular rearrangement during fragmentation of linear alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol, hexanol, and dodecanol) induced by intense optical fields produced by 100 fs long, infrared, laser pulses of peak intensity 8 W cm. Polarization dependent measurements show, counterintuitively, that rearrangement is induced by the strong optical field within a single laser pulse, and that it occurs before Coulomb explosion of the field-ionized multiply charged alcohols.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0408007,
title = {Strong light fields coax intramolecular reactions on femtosecond time scales},
author = {M. Krishnamurthy and F. A. Rajgara and D. Mathur},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0408007},
year = {2009}
}