Robust control of the minima of high-order harmonics by fine-tuning the alignment of CO2 molecules for shaping attosecond pulses and probing molecular alignment

Jin, Cheng; Wang, Su-Ju; Zhao, Song-Feng; Le, Anh-Thu; Lin, C. D.

doi:10.1103/physreva.102.013108

Title: Robust control of the minima of high-order harmonics by fine-tuning the alignment of CO₂ molecules for shaping attosecond pulses and probing molecular alignment

Journal Article · Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Physical Review A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.102.013108· OSTI ID:1800613

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Nanjing University of Science and Technology (China)
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)
Northwest Normal University, Gansu (China)
Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO (United States)

In a recent paper, we reported that the position and depth of the minima in the harmonic spectra of CO₂ molecules can be dramatically manipulated by a slight change of the degree of alignment, thus providing a convenient method of shaping attosecond pulses which could lead to the splitting of a typical single attosecond burst into two. Here, we demonstrate that harmonic minima can also be dramatically controlled by changing the pump-probe angles to shape attosecond pulses. In the meanwhile, since the pump-probe angle-dependent harmonic spectra are very sensitive to the degree of alignment, harmonic spectra can also be used to calibrate the alignment distribution of molecules. In this work we identify such robust control of harmonic generation is due to the optical property of CO₂ and the coherent harmonic emission from the oriented molecules. The photoionization transition dipoles (PITDs) of CO₂ exhibit deep minima that change rapidly with molecular orientations accompanied by large phase changes of π in PITDs, thus leading to strong interference when the dipoles are added up coherently.

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

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

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-86ER13491; 11774175; 91950102; 11834004; 11664035

OSTI ID:: 1800613

Journal Information:: Physical Review A, Vol. 102, Issue 1; ISSN 2469-9926

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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