Charge-symmetric fragmentation of diatomic molecules in intense picosecond laser fields
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- 14 December 1991
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
- Vol. 24 (23) , L593-L597
Abstract
Analysis of time-of-flight (TOF) spectra of N2 and CO at 600 nm using covariance mapping shows that fragmentation is predominantly charge-symmetric. However, experiments at 305 nm and 248 nm using conventional TOF mass spectroscopy suggest that fragmentation is charge-asymmetric. Covariance mapping at 305 nm has led to a partial re-interpretation of the data and the conclusion that the fragmentation is, indeed, charge-symmetric.Keywords
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