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Title: Nuclear interference in dissociating of HD{sup +} in ultrashort laser fields

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024 (China)

The dissociation dynamics of HD{sup +} molecules is studied theoretically by numerically solving the time-dependent Schroedinger equation in which the molecular vibrational and rotational degrees of freedom are included. Based on the Born-Oppenheimer approximation, the ground 1s{sigma}{sub g} state and the excited 2p{sigma}{sub u} state are taken into account, corresponding to two dissociative channels HD{sup +}{yields}D + H{sup +} and HD{sup +}{yields}H + D{sup +}, respectively. Two dissociative nuclear wave packets overlap and interfere after excited by two ultrashort laser pulses. The interference patterns can be controlled by varying the laser parameters and the dissociation probabilities are demonstrated for different laser fields. The kinetic energy-dependent distributions of the fragments are calculated using an asymptotic-flow expression in the momentum space. The branching ratio D{sup +}/(H{sup +} + D{sup +}), as a function of the delay time and the relative phase between two laser pulses, is also discussed.

OSTI ID:
22051335
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 84, Issue 1; Other Information: (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English