Short pulse laser-induced dissociation of vibrationally cold, trapped molecular ions

John Alexander, Christopher Calvert, Raymond King, Orla Kelly, Tomas Bryan, G.R.A.J. Nemeth, W. R. Newell, C.A. Froud, I.C.E. Turcu, E. Springate, P. A. Orr, J. Pedregosa-Gutierrez, C.W. Walter, R. A. Williams, Ian Williams, Jason Greenwood

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Abstract

An electrostatic trapping scheme for use in the study of light-induced dissociation of molecular ions is outlined. We present a detailed description of the electrostatic reflection storage device and specifically demonstrate its use in the preparation of a vibrationally cold ensemble of deuterium hydride (HD+) ions. By interacting an intense femtosecond laser with this target and detecting neutral fragmentation products, we are able to elucidate previously inaccessible dissociation dynamics for fundamental diatomics in intense laser fields. In this context, we present new results of intense field dissociation of HD+ which are interpreted in terms of recent theoretical calculations.
Original languageEnglish
Article number154027
JournalJournal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Volume42
Issue number15
Early online date16 Jul 2009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Aug 2009

Bibliographical note

This work was in part supported by the European
Commission’s ITSLEIF integrated infrastructure initiative.
CRC and RBK have been supported by Department of
Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland, JDA by the
European Social Fund, OK by the Leverhulme Trust, PAO
by Higher Education Authority, Ireland, JPG by Queen’s
University Belfast, RAW by the Nuf?eld Foundation and
CWW by the Distinguished Visiting Fellowship program of
the International Research Centre for Experimental Physics at
Queen’s University Belfast.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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