Ionization Study of Isomeric Molecules in Strong-field Laser Pulses

Zigo, Stefan; Le, Anh-Thu; Timilsina, Pratap; Trallero-Herrero, Carlos A.

doi:10.1038/srep42149

Title: Ionization Study of Isomeric Molecules in Strong-field Laser Pulses

Journal Article · Fri Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep42149· OSTI ID:1366468

Zigo, Stefan ^[1]; Le, Anh-Thu ^[1]; Timilsina, Pratap ^[1]; Trallero-Herrero, Carlos A. ^[1]

Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States). Dept. of Physics

Through the use of the technique of time-of-flight mass spectroscopy, we obtain strong-field ionization yields for randomly oriented 1,2-dichloroethylene (1,2-DCE) (C₂H₂Cl₂) and 2-butene (C₄H₈). Here, we are interested in studying the effect of conformal structure in strong-field ionization and, in particular, the role of molecular polarity. That is, we can perform strong-field ionization studies in polar vs non-polar molecules that have the same chemical composition. Here, we report our findings through the ionization yields and the ratio (trans/cis) of each stereoisomer pair as a function of intensity.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

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OSTI ID:: 1366468

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 7; ISSN 2045-2322

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