Jochim, B.Severt, T.Zohrabi, M.Ablikim, U.Berry, B.Gaire, B.Betsch, K. J.Anis, F.Uhlíková, T.Carnes, Kevin D.Wells, E.Esry, Brett D.Ben-Itzhak, Itzik2016-04-062016-04-062015-09-07http://hdl.handle.net/2097/32360Citation: Jochim, B., Severt, T., Zohrabi, M., Ablikim, U., Berry, B., Gaire, B., . . . Ben-Itzhak, I. (2015). Strong-field dissociation dynamics of molecular dications. 635(11). doi:10.1088/1742-6596/635/11/112044We focus on the dissociation of metastable molecular dications induced by intense, ultrafast laser pulses. In particular, we demonstrate the dominant role of commonly-neglected permanent-dipole transitions and drive dissociation via a pump-dump-like mechanism within a single laser pulse. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)Laser PulsesOptical PumpingPumping (Laser)Ultrafast LasersDissociation DynamicsMolecular DicationsArticle