Observation of quantum interferences via light-induced conical intersections in diatomic molecules [electronic resource].
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- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Basic Energy Sciences, 2016.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy - Physical Description:
- Article numbers 143,004 : digital, PDF file
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- United States. Department of Energy. Office of Basic Energy Sciences and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary:
- We observe energy-dependent angle-resolved diffraction patterns in protons from strong-field dissociation of the molecular hydrogen ion H+2. The interference is a characteristic of dissociation around a laser-induced conical intersection (LICI), which is a point of contact between two surfaces in the dressed 2-dimensional Born-Oppenheimer potential energy landscape of a diatomic molecule in a strong laser field. The interference magnitude and angular period depend strongly on the energy difference between the initial state and the LICI, consistent with coherent diffraction around a cone-shaped potential barrier whose width and thickness depend on the relative energy of the initial state and the cone apex. As a result, these findings are supported by numerical solutions of the time-dependent Schrodinger equation for similar experimental conditions.
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- E 1.99:slac-pub--16532
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- Published through SciTech Connect.
04/07/2016.
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Physical Review Letters 116 14 ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO AM
Adi Natan; Matthew R. Ware; Vaibhav S. Prabhudesai; Uri Lev; Barry D. Bruner; Oded Heber; Philip H. Bucksbaum.
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States) - Funding Information:
- AC02-76SF00515
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