Asymmetry of molecular frame photoelectron angular distributions in H 2 + by intense two-color attosecond pulses: coherent excitation and charge migration effects
Authors:
- Kai-Jun YuanKYKai-Jun Yuan
- André D BandraukABAndré D Bandrauk
- 14 February 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
- Vol. 53 (6) , 064002
Abstract
Molecular frame photoelectron angular distributions (MFPADs) are theoretically studied by intense two-color attosecond linearly polarized laser pulses. Simulations are performed on aligned H 2 + from numerical solutions of corresponding time-dependent Schrödinger equations. Asymmetric MFPADs are produced by a time-delayed soft x-ray attosecond pulse in the presence of an extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pump pulse. We present the dependence of the asymmetry ratio Γ of the MFPADs on the laser parameters of the pump-probe pulses. The asymmetry ratio Γ varies with the time delay, illustrating the coherent superposition of electronic states. Altering the phase, intensity and duration of the pump pulse gives rise to a modulation of the asymmetry ratio Γ as well. Moreover, the asymmetry of the MFPADs disappears in the case of long duration probe pulses, illustrating the coherent charge migration dynamics on the attosecond time scale.Keywords
Funding Information
- Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Nature et Technologies
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (11974007)
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