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Multidimensional molecular high-harmonic spectroscopy: A road map for charge migration studies

Journal Article · · Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy
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  1. The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States); OSTI
  2. Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)
  3. The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
  4. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)

This work discusses recent experimental and theoretical analyses of high-harmonic spectroscopy in small molecules, with the aim of characterizing charge migration. We discuss the formulation of molecular high-harmonic spectra followed by methods to extract molecular-target-specific information, both in experiments and ab initio simulations. We present measured and simulated high-harmonic spectra from carbon dioxide and carbonyl sulfide to illustrate the necessity for multidimensional analyses for high-harmonic spectroscopies that include both the spectral amplitude and phase. Leveraging these results, we examine how such multidimensional analyses pave the way for the study of charge migration with high-harmonic spectroscopy and illustrate the beneficial role a static molecular feature can play when probing dynamics. Finally, we briefly expand our scope with an outlook on the critical role of integrating theoretical and experimental approaches, beyond just high-harmonic spectroscopy, for the development of versatile harmonic spectroscopic probes of charge migration.

Research Organization:
Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012462
OSTI ID:
1802355
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1775974
Journal Information:
Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, Journal Name: Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy Journal Issue: C Vol. 372; ISSN 0022-2852
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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