Kling, Nora G.McKenna, J.Sayler, A. M.Gaire, B.Zohrabi, M.Ablikim, U.Carnes, K. D.Ben-Itzhak, I.2023-12-072023-12-072013-01-22https://hdl.handle.net/2097/43910Charge asymmetric dissociation into C2++O following ionization of a CO+ molecular-ion beam with intense ultrashort (7–40-fs) laser pulses is studied using a coincidence three-dimensional momentum imaging method. The data suggest that allowing the molecule enough time to stretch within a laser pulse such that it ionizes beyond the curve crossings of the C2++O and C++O+ potentials enhances the otherwise hard-to-reach charge asymmetric dissociation channel.© American Physical Society (APS). This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/https://web.archive.org/web/20181120135245/https://journals.aps.org/copyrightFAQ.htmlText