Direct evidence of the dominant role of multiphoton permanent-dipole transitions in strong-field dissociation of NO2+

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

doi:10.1103/physreva.105.043101

Title: Direct evidence of the dominant role of multiphoton permanent-dipole transitions in strong-field dissociation of NO 2 +

Journal Article · Mon Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Physical Review A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.105.043101· OSTI ID:1979614

^[1]; Zohrabi, M. ^[1]; Gaire, B. ^[1]; Anis, F. ^[1]; Uhlíková, Tereza ^[2]; Carnes, K. D. ^[1]; Wells, E. ^[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)

We study laser-induced dissociation of a metastable NO²⁺ ion-beam target into N⁺+O⁺, focusing on the prominent contribution by molecules breaking parallel to the polarization at high peak laser intensity (~10¹⁵ W/cm²). Our experimental results and time-dependent Schrödinger equation calculations show that, contrary to commonly held intuition that electronic transitions always prevail, the dominant process underlying this highly aligned dissociation is a multiphoton permanent-dipole transition involving only the electronic ground state and leading to its vibrational continuum. Strong-field permanent-dipole transitions should thus be considered generally, as they may play a significant role in other heteronuclear molecules. Moreover, their role should only grow in importance for longer wavelengths, a trending direction in ultrafast laser studies.

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Research Organization:: Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States); Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-86ER13491; AC05-06OR23100; PHY-2011864

OSTI ID:: 1979614

Journal Information:: Physical Review A, Vol. 105, Issue 4; ISSN 2469-9926

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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