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Mullins T, Karamatskos ET, Wiese J, Onvlee J, Rouzée A, Yachmenev A, Trippel S, Küpper J. Picosecond pulse-shaping for strong three-dimensional field-free alignment of generic asymmetric-top molecules. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1431. [PMID: 35301292 PMCID: PMC8931173 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28951-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Fixing molecules in space is a crucial step for the imaging of molecular structure and dynamics. Here, we demonstrate three-dimensional (3D) field-free alignment of the prototypical asymmetric top molecule indole using elliptically polarized, shaped, off-resonant laser pulses. A truncated laser pulse is produced using a combination of extreme linear chirping and controlled phase and amplitude shaping using a spatial-light-modulator (SLM) based pulse shaper of a broadband laser pulse. The angular confinement is detected through velocity-map imaging of H+ and C2+ fragments resulting from strong-field ionization and Coulomb explosion of the aligned molecules by intense femtosecond laser pulses. The achieved three-dimensional alignment is characterized by comparing the result of ion-velocity-map measurements for different alignment directions and for different times during and after the alignment laser pulse to accurate computational results. The achieved strong three-dimensional field-free alignment of [Formula: see text] demonstrates the feasibility of both, strong three-dimensional alignment of generic complex molecules and its quantitative characterization.
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- Terry Mullins
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Physics, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146, Hamburg, Germany.,Center for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany.,Center for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761, Hamburg, Germany.,Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heijendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Max Born Institute, Max-Born-Straße 2a, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany.,Center for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany.,Center for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany. .,Department of Physics, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761, Hamburg, Germany. .,Department of Chemistry, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146, Hamburg, Germany. .,Center for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761, Hamburg, Germany.
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Simkó I, Chordiya K, Császár AG, Kahaly MU, Szidarovszky T. A quantum-chemical perspective on the laser-induced alignment and orientation dynamics of the CH 3 X (X = F, Cl, Br, I) molecules. J Comput Chem 2022; 43:519-538. [PMID: 35084047 PMCID: PMC9303447 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Motivated by recent experiments, the laser-induced alignment-and-orientation (A&O) dynamics of the prolate symmetric top CH3 X (X = F, Cl, Br, I) molecules is investigated, with particular emphasis on the effect of halogen substitution on the rotational constants, dipole moments, and polarizabilities of these species, as these quantities determine the A&O dynamics. Insight into possible control schemes for preferred A&O dynamics of halogenated molecules and best practices for A&O simulations are provided, as well. It is shown that for accurate A&O -dynamics simulations it is necessary to employ large basis sets and high levels of electron correlation when computing the rotational constants, dipole moments, and polarizabilities. The benchmark-quality values of these molecular parameters, corresponding to the equilibrium, as well as the vibrationally averaged structures are obtained with the help of the focal-point analysis (FPA) technique and explicit electronic-structure computations utilizing the gold-standard CCSD(T) approach, basis sets up to quintuple-zeta quality, core-correlation contributions and, in particular, relativistic effects for CH3 Br and CH3 I. It is shown that the different A&O behavior of the CH3 X molecules in the optical regime is mostly caused by the differences in their polarizability anisotropy, in other terms, the size of the halogen atom. In contrast, the A&O dynamics of the CH3 X series induced by an intense few-cycle THz pulse is mostly governed by changes in the rotational constants, due to the similar dipole moments of the CH3 X molecules. The A&O dynamics is most sensitive to the B rotational constant: even the difference between its equilibrium and vibrationally-averaged values results in noticeably different A&O dynamics. The contribution of rotational states having different symmetry, weighted by nuclear-spin statistics, to the A&O dynamics is also studied.
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- Irén Simkó
- Institute of Chemistry, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.,ELKH-ELTE Complex Chemical Systems Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- ELI-ALPS, ELI-HU Non-Profit Ltd. and University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Chemistry, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.,ELKH-ELTE Complex Chemical Systems Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Chemistry, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.,ELKH-ELTE Complex Chemical Systems Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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Schouder CA, Chatterley AS, Pickering JD, Stapelfeldt H. Laser-Induced Coulomb Explosion Imaging of Aligned Molecules and Molecular Dimers. Annu Rev Phys Chem 2022; 73:323-347. [PMID: 35081323 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-090419-053627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We discuss how Coulomb explosion imaging (CEI), triggered by intense femtosecond laser pulses and combined with laser-induced alignment and covariance analysis of the angular distributions of the recoiling fragment ions, provides new opportunities for imaging the structures of molecules and molecular complexes. First, focusing on gas phase molecules, we show how the periodic torsional motion of halogenated biphenyl molecules can be measured in real time by timed CEI, and how CEI of one-dimensionally aligned difluoroiodobenzene molecules can uniquely identify four structural isomers. Next, focusing on molecular complexes formed inside He nanodroplets, we show that the conformations of noncovalently bound dimers or trimers, aligned in one or three dimensions, can be determined by CEI. Results presented for homodimers of CS2, OCS, and bromobenzene pave the way for femtosecond time-resolved structure imaging of molecules undergoing bimolecular interactions and ultimately chemical reactions. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Physical Chemistry, Volume 73 is April 2022. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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Walter P, Kamalov A, Gatton A, Driver T, Bhogadi D, Castagna JC, Cheng X, Shi H, Obaid R, Cryan J, Helml W, Ilchen M, Coffee RN. Multi-resolution electron spectrometer array for future free-electron laser experiments. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2021; 28:1364-1376. [PMID: 34475285 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577521007700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The design of an angular array of electron time-of-flight (eToF) spectrometers is reported, intended for non-invasive spectral, temporal, and polarization characterization of single shots of high-repetition rate, quasi-continuous, short-wavelength free-electron lasers (FELs) such as the LCLS II at SLAC. This array also enables angle-resolved, high-resolution eToF spectroscopy to address a variety of scientific questions on ultrafast and nonlinear light-matter interactions at FELs. The presented device is specifically designed for the time-resolved atomic, molecular and optical science endstation (TMO) at LCLS II. In its final version, the spectrometer comprises up to 20 eToF spectrometers aligned to collect electrons from the interaction point, which is defined by the intersection of the incoming FEL radiation and a gaseous target. The full composition involves 16 spectrometers forming a circular equiangular array in the plane normal to the X-ray propagation and four spectrometers at 54.7° angle relative to the principle linear X-ray polarization axis with orientations in the forward and backward direction of the light propagation. The spectrometers are capable of independent and minimally chromatic electrostatic lensing and retardation, in order to enable simultaneous angle-resolved photo- and Auger-Meitner electron spectroscopy with high energy resolution. They are designed to ensure an energy resolution of 0.25 eV across an energy window of up to 75 eV, which can be individually centered via the adjustable retardation to cover the full range of electron kinetic energies relevant to soft X-ray methods, 0-2 keV. The full spectrometer array will enable non-invasive and online spectral-polarimetry measurements, polarization-sensitive attoclock spectroscopy for characterizing the full time-energy structure of SASE or seeded LCLS II pulses, and support emerging trends in molecular-frame spectroscopy measurements.
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- Peter Walter
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- The Stanford PULSE Institute, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Technische Universität Dortmund, Maria-Goeppert-Mayer-Strasse 2, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- European XFEL, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld, Germany
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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Nautiyal VV, Devi S, Tyagi A, Vidhani B, Maan A, Prasad V. Orientation and Alignment dynamics of polar molecule driven by shaped laser pulses. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 256:119663. [PMID: 33827039 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We review the theoretical status of intense laser induced orientation and alignment-a field of study which lies at the interface of intense laser physics and chemical dynamics and having potential applications such as high harmonic generation, nano-scale processing and control of chemical reactions. The evolution of the rotational wave packet and its dynamics leading to orientation and alignment is the topic of the present discussion. The major part of this article primarily presents an overview of recent theoretical progress in controlling the orientation and alignment dynamics of a molecule by means of shaped laser pulses. The various theoretical approaches that lead to orientation and alignment such as static electrostatic field in combination with laser field(s), combination of orienting and aligning field, combination of aligning fields, combination of orienting fields, application of train of pulses etc. are discussed. It is observed that the train of pulses is quite an efficient tool for increasing the orientation or alignment of a molecule without causing the molecule to ionize. The orientation and alignment both can occur in adiabatic and non-adiabatic conditions with the rotational period of the molecule taken under consideration. The discussion is mostly limited to non-adiabatic rotational excitation (NAREX) i.e. cases in which the pulse duration is shorter than the rotational period of the molecule. We have emphasised on the so called half-cycle pulse (HCP) and square pulse (SQP). The effect of ramped pulses and of collision on the various laser parameters is also studied. We summarize the current discussion by presenting a consistent theoretical approach for describing the action of such pulses on movement of molecules. The impact of a particular pulse shape on the post-pulse dynamics is also calculated and analysed. In addition to this, the roles played by various laser parameters including the laser frequency, the pulse duration and the system temperature etc. are illustrated and discussed. The concept of alignment is extended from one-dimensional alignment to three-dimensional alignment with the proper choice of molecule and the polarised light. We conclude the article by discussing the potential applications of intense laser orientation and alignment.
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- Vijit V Nautiyal
- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
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- Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi, Delhi 110007, India; Department of Physics, Miranda House College, University of Delhi, Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
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- Department of Physics, Swami Shradhanand College, University of Delhi, Delhi, Delhi 110036, India
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- Department of Physics, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
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- Department of Physics, Pt.N.R.S.G.C.Rohtak, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, Haryana, India
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- Department of Physics, Swami Shradhanand College, University of Delhi, Delhi, Delhi 110036, India.
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Arlt J, Singh DP, Thompson JOF, Chatterley AS, Hockett P, Stapelfeldt H, Reid KL. Photoelectron angular distributions from resonant two-photon ionisation of adiabatically aligned naphthalene and aniline molecules. Mol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2020.1836411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Jacqueline Arlt
- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Steacie Institute for Molecular Science, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
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Long-lasting field-free alignment of large molecules inside helium nanodroplets. Nat Commun 2019; 10:133. [PMID: 30635554 PMCID: PMC6329814 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07995-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Molecules with their axes sharply confined in space, available through laser-induced alignment methods, are essential for many current experiments, including ultrafast molecular imaging. For these applications the aligning laser field should ideally be turned-off, to avoid undesired perturbations, and the strong alignment should last long enough that reactions and dynamics can be mapped out. Presently, this is only possible for small, linear molecules and for times less than 1 picosecond. Here, we demonstrate strong, field-free alignment of large molecules inside helium nanodroplets, lasting >10 picoseconds. One-dimensional or three-dimensional alignment is created by a slowly switched-on laser pulse, made field-free through rapid pulse truncation, and retained thanks to the impeding effect of the helium environment on molecular rotation. The opportunities field-free aligned molecules open are illustrated by measuring the alignment-dependent strong-field ionization yield of dibromothiophene oligomers. Our technique will enable molecular frame experiments, including ultrafast excited state dynamics, on a variety of large molecules and complexes.
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Lin K, Tutunnikov I, Qiang J, Ma J, Song Q, Ji Q, Zhang W, Li H, Sun F, Gong X, Li H, Lu P, Zeng H, Prior Y, Averbukh IS, Wu J. All-optical field-free three-dimensional orientation of asymmetric-top molecules. Nat Commun 2018; 9:5134. [PMID: 30510201 PMCID: PMC6277449 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07567-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Orientation and alignment of molecules by ultrashort laser pulses is crucial for a variety of applications and has long been of interest in physics and chemistry, with the special emphasis on stereodynamics in chemical reactions and molecular orbitals imaging. As compared to the laser-induced molecular alignment, which has been extensively studied and demonstrated, achieving molecular orientation is a much more challenging task, especially in the case of asymmetric-top molecules. Here, we report the experimental demonstration of all-optical field-free three-dimensional orientation of asymmetric-top molecules by means of phase-locked cross-polarized two-color laser pulse. This approach is based on nonlinear optical mixing process caused by the off-diagonal elements of the molecular hyperpolarizability tensor. It is demonstrated on SO2 molecules and is applicable to a variety of complex nonlinear molecules.
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- Kang Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China
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- AMOS and Department of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001, Rehovot, Israel
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China.
- AMOS and Department of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001, Rehovot, Israel.
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- AMOS and Department of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001, Rehovot, Israel.
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China.
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, 030006, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
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Søndergaard AA, Shepperson B, Stapelfeldt H. Nonadiabatic laser-induced alignment of molecules: Reconstructing ⟨𝖼𝗈𝗌 𝟤 θ⟩ directly from ⟨𝖼𝗈𝗌 𝟤 θ 2D⟩ by Fourier analysis. J Chem Phys 2018; 147:013905. [PMID: 28688434 DOI: 10.1063/1.4975817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We present an efficient, noise-robust method based on Fourier analysis for reconstructing the three-dimensional measure of the alignment degree, ⟨cos2θ⟩, directly from its two-dimensional counterpart, ⟨cos2θ2D⟩. The method applies to nonadiabatic alignment of linear molecules induced by a linearly polarized, nonresonant laser pulse. Our theoretical analysis shows that the Fourier transform of the time-dependent ⟨cos2θ2D⟩ trace over one molecular rotational period contains additional frequency components compared to the Fourier transform of ⟨cos2θ⟩. These additional frequency components can be identified and removed from the Fourier spectrum of ⟨cos2θ2D⟩. By rescaling of the remaining frequency components, the Fourier spectrum of ⟨cos2θ⟩ is obtained and, finally, ⟨cos2θ⟩ is reconstructed through inverse Fourier transformation. The method allows the reconstruction of the ⟨cos2θ⟩ trace from a measured ⟨cos2θ2D⟩ trace, which is the typical observable of many experiments, and thereby provides direct comparison to calculated ⟨cos2θ⟩ traces, which is the commonly used alignment metric in theoretical descriptions. We illustrate our method by applying it to the measurement of nonadiabatic alignment of I2 molecules. In addition, we present an efficient algorithm for calculating the matrix elements of cos2θ2D and any other observable in the symmetric top basis. These matrix elements are required in the rescaling step, and they allow for highly efficient numerical calculation of ⟨cos2θ2D⟩ and ⟨cos2θ⟩ in general.
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Chatterley AS, Shepperson B, Stapelfeldt H. Three-Dimensional Molecular Alignment Inside Helium Nanodroplets. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2017; 119:073202. [PMID: 28949671 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.073202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We demonstrate 3D spatial alignment of 3,5-dichloroiodobenzene molecules embedded in helium nanodroplets using nonresonant elliptically polarized 160 ps laser pulses at a 1 kHz repetition rate. Through Coulomb explosion imaging and ion-ion covariance mapping, the 3D alignment is characterized and found to be stronger than that of isolated molecules. The 3D alignment follows the intensity profile of the alignment laser pulse almost adiabatically, except for a delayed response in the helium droplets, which could be exploited for field-free 3D alignment. Our results pave the way for next-generation molecular dynamics and diffraction experiments, performed within a cold helium solvent.
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- Adam S Chatterley
- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Amini K, Boll R, Lauer A, Burt M, Lee JWL, Christensen L, Brauβe F, Mullins T, Savelyev E, Ablikim U, Berrah N, Bomme C, Düsterer S, Erk B, Höppner H, Johnsson P, Kierspel T, Krecinic F, Küpper J, Müller M, Müller E, Redlin H, Rouzée A, Schirmel N, Thøgersen J, Techert S, Toleikis S, Treusch R, Trippel S, Ulmer A, Wiese J, Vallance C, Rudenko A, Stapelfeldt H, Brouard M, Rolles D. Alignment, orientation, and Coulomb explosion of difluoroiodobenzene studied with the pixel imaging mass spectrometry (PImMS) camera. J Chem Phys 2017; 147:013933. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4982220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Kasra Amini
- The Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- The Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- The Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- The Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL),
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg,
Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506,
USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Institut für Physik, Carl von Ossietzky Universität, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL),
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg,
Germany
- Center for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL),
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg,
Germany
- Center for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Physics, Universität Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Optik und Atomare Physik,
Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin,
Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 33077 Göttingen, Germany
- Institute for X-ray Physics, Göttingen University, 33077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL),
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg,
Germany
- Center for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Optik und Atomare Physik,
Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin,
Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL),
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg,
Germany
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- The Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506,
USA
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- The Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506,
USA
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Ablikim U, Bomme C, Savelyev E, Xiong H, Kushawaha R, Boll R, Amini K, Osipov T, Kilcoyne D, Rudenko A, Berrah N, Rolles D. Isomer-dependent fragmentation dynamics of inner-shell photoionized difluoroiodobenzene. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:13419-13431. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp01379e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The fragmentation dynamics of 2,6- and 3,5-difluoroiodobenzene after iodine 4d inner-shell photoionization with soft X-rays are studied using coincident electron and ion momentum imaging.
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Damari R, Kallush S, Fleischer S. Rotational Control of Asymmetric Molecules: Dipole- versus Polarizability-Driven Rotational Dynamics. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 117:103001. [PMID: 27636471 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.103001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We experimentally study the optical- and terahertz-induced rotational dynamics of asymmetric molecules in the gas phase. Terahertz and optical fields are identified as two distinct control handles over asymmetric molecules, as they couple to the rotational degrees of freedom via the molecular dipole and polarizability selectively. The distinction between those two rotational handles is highlighted by different types of quantum revivals observed in long-duration (>100 ps) field-free rotational evolution. The experimental results are in excellent agreement with random phase wave function (RPWF) simulations [Phys. Rev. A 91, 063420 (2015)] and provide verification of the RPWF as an efficient method for calculating asymmetric molecular dynamics at ambient temperatures, where exact calculation methods are practically not feasible. Our observations and analysis pave the way for orchestrated excitations by both optical and terahertz fields as complementary rotational handles that enable a plethora of new possibilities in three-dimensional rotational control of asymmetric molecules.
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- Ran Damari
- Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
- Tel-Aviv University Center for Light-Matter-Interaction, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Physics and Optical Engineering, ORT Braude College, P.O. Box 78, 21982 Karmiel, Israel
- The Fritz Haber Research Center and The Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
- Tel-Aviv University Center for Light-Matter-Interaction, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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Korobenko A, Milner V. Adiabatic Field-Free Alignment of Asymmetric Top Molecules with an Optical Centrifuge. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 116:183001. [PMID: 27203318 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.183001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We use an optical centrifuge to align asymmetric top SO_{2} molecules by adiabatically spinning their most polarizable O-O axis. The effective centrifugal potential in the rotating frame confines the sulfur atoms to the plane of the laser-induced rotation, leading to the planar molecular alignment that persists after the molecules are released from the centrifuge. The periodic appearance of the full three-dimensional alignment, typically observed only with linear and symmetric top molecules, is also detected. Together with strong in-plane centrifugal forces, which bend the molecules by up to 10 deg, permanent field-free alignment offers new ways of controlling molecules with laser light.
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- A Korobenko
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z1, Canada
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Pulse shape effect on rotational excitation and 2-D alignment alternation by elliptic laser pulses. Chem Phys Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2016.02.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bitter M, Milner V. Generating long sequences of high-intensity femtosecond pulses. APPLIED OPTICS 2016; 55:830-833. [PMID: 26836087 DOI: 10.1364/ao.55.000830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We present an approach to creating pulse sequences extending beyond 150 ps in duration, comprised of 100 μJ femtosecond pulses. A quarter of the pulse train is produced by a high-resolution pulse shaper, which allows full controllability over the timing of each pulse. Two nested Michelson interferometers follow to quadruple the pulse number and the sequence duration. To boost the pulse energy, the long train is sent through a multipass Ti:sapphire amplifier, followed by an external compressor. A periodic sequence of 84 pulses of 120 fs width and an average pulse energy of 107 μJ, separated by 2 ps, is demonstrated as a proof of principle.
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Reconstruction of two-dimensional molecular structure with laser-induced electron diffraction from laser-aligned polyatomic molecules. Sci Rep 2015; 5:15753. [PMID: 26503116 PMCID: PMC4621501 DOI: 10.1038/srep15753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Imaging the transient process of molecules has been a basic way to investigate photochemical reactions and dynamics. Based on laser-induced electron diffraction and partial one-dimensional molecular alignment, here we provide two effective methods for reconstructing two-dimensional structure of polyatomic molecules. We demonstrate that electron diffraction images in both scattering angles and broadband energy can be utilized to retrieve complementary structure information, including positions of light atoms. With picometre spatial resolution and the inherent femtosecond temporal resolution of lasers, laser-induced electron diffraction method offers significant opportunities for probing atomic motion in a large molecule in a typical pump-probe measurement.
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