Abstract
Two-color (800- and 400-nm) short (45-fs) linearly polarized pulses are used to ionize and dissociate CO and NO. The emission of Cq+, Nq +, and O+ fragments indicates that the higher ionization rate occurs when the peak electric field points from C to O in CO and from N to O in NO. This preferred direction is in agreement with that predicted by Stark-corrected strong-field-approximation calculations.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 043429 |
| Journal | Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 24 Oct 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |