Asymmetric Attosecond Photoionization in Molecular Shape Resonance
Xiaochun Gong, Wenyu Jiang, Jihong Tong, Junjie Qiang, Peifen Lu, Hongcheng Ni, Robert R. Lucchese, Kiyoshi Ueda, Jian Wu
Abstract
A technique for timing the photoemission from a molecule shows an attosecond-scale delay of the electron wave packet from opposite ends of the molecule, thus demonstrating a new tool for exploring photoelectron dynamics.
Topics & Concepts
AttosecondPhotoionizationWave packetPhysicsAtomic physicsElectronX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyResonance (particle physics)MoleculePhotoemission spectroscopyShape resonanceIonizationNuclear magnetic resonanceQuantum mechanicsLaserIonUltrashort pulseLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsMass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies