Title :
Experimental observation of light induced conical intersections in a diatomic molecule
Author :
Natan, Adi ; Ware, Matthew R. ; Bucksbaum, Philip H.
Author_Institution :
SLAC Nat. Accel. Lab., Stanford PULSE Inst., Menlo Park, CA, USA
Abstract :
We observe quantum interferences in the angular distributions of H2+ photodissociation arising from the geometric singularity induced by strong laser fields. This is the first experimental observation of light induced conical intersections in diatomic molecules.
Keywords :
hydrogen ions; molecular configurations; photodissociation; potential energy surfaces; H2+; H2+ photodissociation; angular distributions; diatomic molecule; geometric singularity; light induced conical intersections; quantum interferences; strong laser fields; Interference; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical pulses; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
