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Resolving Strong Field Dynamics in Cation States of CO_2 via Optimised Molecular Alignment

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Malte Oppermann

    1. Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

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  • Nominated a prize winning thesis by Imperial College, London
  • Provides and accessible and extensive introduction to strong field molecular physics
  • Presents a simple but powerful technique for studying the angular dependence of strong field processes, especially those resulting in zero kinetic energy release fragments
  • Discusses for the first time multi-cation channel contributions to non-sequential double ionization
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-7

  3. Molecules in Strong Laser Fields

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    Pages 9-50

  4. Lasers

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    Pages 51-73

  5. Experimental Methods and Setup

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    Pages 75-120

  6. Characterisation and Optimisation of Impulsive Molecular Alignment in Mixed Gas Samples

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    Pages 121-145

  7. Multichannel Contributions in Nonsequential Double Ionisation of \(\mathrm{{CO}}_2\)

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    Pages 147-174

  8. Strong Field Control of Dissociative Excitation in CO\(_2^+\)

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    Pages 175-200

  9. Conclusion

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    Pages 201-205
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This thesis presents an experimental study of the ultrafast molecular dynamics of CO_2^+ that are induced by a strong, near-infrared, femtosecond laser pulse. In particular, typical strong field phenomena such as tunneling ionisation, nonsequential double ionisation and photo-induced dissociation are investigated and controlled by employing an experimental technique called impulsive molecular alignment. Here, a first laser pulse fixes the molecule in space, such that the molecular dynamics can be studied as a function of the molecular geometry with a second laser pulse. The experiments are placed within the context of the study and control of ultrafast molecular dynamics, where sub-femtosecond (10^-15 seconds) resolution in ever larger molecular systems represents the current frontier of research. The thesis presents the required background in strong field and molecular physics, femtosecond laser architecture and experimental techniques in a clear and accessible language that does not require any previous knowledge in these fields.

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  • Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

    Malte Oppermann

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