Title :
Ultrafast electron transfer in an amino acid induced by attosecond pulses
Author :
Belshaw, L. ; Calegari, Francesca ; Duffy, M.J. ; Trabattoni, Andrea ; Frassetto, F. ; Poletto, L. ; Nisoli, Mauro ; Greenwood, J.B.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Math. & Phys., Queen´s Univ. Belfast, Belfast, UK
Abstract :
We investigated the ultrafast charge-migration in the amino-acid phenylalanine. By measuring the yield of a doubly-charged ion vs. delay between a 1.5-fs XUV pulse and a 6-fs pulse, a 30-fs charge migration process was measured.
Keywords :
charge exchange; high-speed optical techniques; molecular biophysics; molecule-photon collisions; organic compounds; XUV pulse; amino acid; doubly-charged ion; phenylalanine; time 1.5 fs; time 30 fs; time 6 fs; ultrafast charge-migration; ultrafast electron transfer; Amino acids; Charge measurement; Delays; Ionization; Probes; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
