Enhancing High-Order Above-Threshold Dissociation of H+2 Beams with Few-Cycle Laser Pulses

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Johnson, Nora G.

Nakamura, C. M.

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High-order (three-photon or more) above-threshold dissociation (ATD) of H+2 has generally not been observed using 800 nm light. We demonstrate a strong enhancement of its probability using intense 7 fs laser pulses interacting with beams of H+2, HD+, and D+2 ions. The mechanism invokes a dynamic control of the dissociation pathway. These measurements are supported by theory that additionally reveals, for the first time, an unexpectedly large contribution to ATD from highly excited electronic states.

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