Importance of one- and two-photon transitions in the strong-field dissociation of NO2+

Jochim, Bethany; Zohrabi, M.; Gaire, B.; Uhlíková, Tereza; Carnes, K. D.; Wells, E.; Esry, B. D.; Ben-Itzhak, I.

doi:10.1103/physreva.104.053112

Title: Importance of one- and two-photon transitions in the strong-field dissociation of NO²⁺

Journal Article · Thu Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Physical Review A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.104.053112· OSTI ID:1839342

^[1]; Zohrabi, M. ^[1]; Gaire, B. ^[1]; Uhlíková, Tereza ^[2]; Carnes, K. D. ^[1];

^[3]; Esry, B. D. ^[1]; Ben-Itzhak, I. ^[1]

Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)
Univ. of Chemistry and Technology, Praha (Czech Republic)
Augustana Univ., Sioux Falls, SD (United States)

Employing a coincidence three-dimensional momentum imaging technique, we investigate the ultrafast, intense laser-induced dissociation of a metastable NO²⁺ ion beam into N⁺ + O⁺. Based on the kinetic energy release and angular distributions, measured using both 774-nm and second-order-harmonic 387-nm pulses, we show that the main processes driving dissociation in pulses of about 10¹⁴W/cm² peak intensity are one- and two-photon transitions from the X²Σ⁺ ground state to the A²Π first-excited state. First-order perturbation theory calculations also corroborate these findings.

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Research Organization:: Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-86ER13491; AC05-06OR23100

OSTI ID:: 1839342

Journal Information:: Physical Review A, Vol. 104, Issue 5; ISSN 2469-9926

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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