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Title: Adaptive strong-field control of vibrational population in NO2+

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5115504· OSTI ID:1610039

An adaptive closed-loop system employing coincidence time-of-flight feedback is used to determine the optimal pulse shapes for manipulating the branching ratio of NO dications following double ionization by an intense laser pulse. Selection between the long-lived NO2+ and the dissociative N+ + O+ final states requires control of the vibrational population distribution in the transient NO2+. The ability to both suppress and enhance NO2+ relative to N+ + O+ is observed, with the effectiveness of shaped pulses surpassing near Fourier transform-limited pulses by about an order of magnitude in each direction, depending on the pulse energy. The control is subsequently investigated using velocity map imaging, identifying plausible dissociation pathways leading to N+ + O+. Combining the information about the N+ + O+ dissociation with a well-defined control objective supports the conclusion that the primary control mechanism involves selectively populating long-lived NO2+ vibrational states.

Research Organization:
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-86ER13491
OSTI ID:
1610039
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1567725
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 151, Issue 12; ISSN 0021-9606
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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