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Direct Imaging of Laser-driven Ultrafast Molecular Rotation

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Setting the photoelectron clock through molecular alignment.

Andrea Trabattoni^1,2, Joss Wiese^1,3, Umberto De Giovannini⁴

¹Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany.

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Strong laser fields interacting with aligned molecules reveal real-time electron dynamics. The molecule dictates electron emission timing and energy, impacting strong-field physics interpretations.

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Area of Science:

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Strong-Field Physics
Quantum Dynamics

Background:

Strong laser fields enable high-resolution imaging of transient dynamics.
Understanding electron behavior in molecular systems is crucial for advanced physics.
Molecular alignment influences light-matter interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

To visualize real-time photoelectron dynamics during strong-field ionization of laser-aligned molecules.
To investigate the impact of molecular structure on electron emission and rescattering.
To establish a benchmark for molecular-frame strong-field physics.

Main Methods:

Utilizing strong laser fields to ionize laser-aligned molecules.
Simulating and analyzing photoelectron dynamics in real-time.
Examining photoelectron momentum distributions.

Main Results:

The molecule significantly influences strong-field dynamics, controlling electron emission timing and rescattering energy.
A real-time picture of photoelectron dynamics under combined laser and molecular fields was achieved.
Molecular-frame photoelectron momentum distributions encode time-energy relationships.

Conclusions:

Molecular structure acts as a 'clock' for electron emission in strong-field interactions.
This work provides critical insights for interpreting self-diffraction experiments.
The findings pave the way for real-time probing of molecular potentials and electron transport.