Control of electron localization in molecular dissociation

MF Kling; C Siedschlag; AJ Verhoef; JI Khan; M Schultze; T Uphues; Y Ni; M Uiberacker; M Drescher; F Krausz; MJJ Vrakking

doi:10.1126/science.1126259

Control of electron localization in molecular dissociation

MF Kling, C Siedschlag, AJ Verhoef, JI Khan, M Schultze, T Uphues, Y Ni, M Uiberacker, M Drescher, F Krausz, MJJ Vrakking

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We demonstrated how the subcycle evolution of the electric field of light can be used to control the motion of bound electrons. Results are presented for the dissociative ionization of deuterium molecules (D2 ⇒ D+ + D), where asymmetric ejection of the ionic fragment reveals that light-driven intramolecular electronic motion before dissociation localizes the electron on one of the two D+ ions in a controlled way. The results extend subfemtosecond electron control to molecules and provide evidence of its usefulness in controlling reaction dynamics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	246-248
Journal	Science
Volume	312
Issue number	5771
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1126259
Publication status	Published - 14 Apr 2006
Externally published	Yes

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Control of electron localization in molecular dissociation

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