Published November 14, 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Dependence of strong-field photoelectron angular distributions on molecular orientation

  • 1. Fakultaet fuer Physik, Universitaet Bielefeld, Postfach 100131, D-33501 Bielefeld (Germany)
  • 2. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik Komplexer Systeme, Noethnitzer Strasse 38, D-01187 Dresden (Germany)

Description

We have analysed angular distributions of the photoelectron yields arising from strong-field ionization of diatomic and polyatomic linear molecules using a leading-order intense-field S-matrix theory. For molecules with active π electrons the distribution is found to strongly depend on the degree of molecular alignment, showing a nodal minimum along the laser polarization direction as a characteristic signature. (letter to the editor)

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0953-4075/36/L375/b3_21_L01.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (ISSN 1361-6455) http://www.iop.org/

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
21
Journal Page Range
p. L375-L380
ISSN
0953-4075
CODEN
JPAPEH