The importance of Rydberg orbitals in dissociative ionization of small hydrocarbon molecules in intense few-cycle laser pulses

Jochim, Bethany; Siemering, R.; Zohrabi, M.; Voznyuk, A.; Mahowald, J. B.; Schmitz, D. G.; Betsch, K. J.; Berry, Ben; Severt, T.; Kling, Nora G.; Burwitz, T. G.; Ablikim, U.; Carnes, K. D.; Kling, M. F.; Ben-Itzhak, I.; Wells, E.; Vivie-Riedle, Regina de (2015): The importance of Rydberg orbitals in dissociative ionization of small hydrocarbon molecules in intense few-cycle laser pulses. In: Xxix International Conference On Photonic, Electronic, and Atomic Collisions (Icpeac2015),Pts 1-12, Vol. 635, 112043

Abstract

We demonstrate the importance of ionization from Rydberg orbitals via experimental and theoretical work focusing on the strong-field dissociative single ionization of small hydrocarbons. Our findings suggest that Rydberg states should be routinely considered when studying polyatomic molecules in intense laser fields.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Chemistry and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
• Subjects: 500 Science > 540 Chemistry
• ISSN: 1742-6588
• Language: English