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Xiaochun Gong1, Wenbin Zhang1, Peifen Lu1
1State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A
|January 5, 2024
Summary
Ultrafast intense laser fields enable precise observation of electronic and nuclear dynamics. This review covers attosecond chronoscopy for probing photoemission and controlling electron motion for molecular bond manipulation.
Area of Science:
- Attosecond chemistry and physics
- Nonlinear light-matter interactions
Background:
- Ultrafast intense laser fields are crucial for observing and manipulating electronic and nuclear dynamics.
- Subcycle precision in highly nonlinear light-matter interactions offers access to attosecond chemistry and physics.
Purpose of the Study:
- Summarize the protocol of attosecond chronoscopy.
- Review applications in probing attosecond photoemission dynamics.
- Discuss control schemes for attosecond electron motion and molecular bond dynamics.
Main Methods:
- Attosecond chronoscopy protocol.
- Probing attosecond photoemission dynamics.
- Tailored femtosecond laser fields for electron motion control.
Main Results:
- Attosecond chronoscopy effectively probes photoemission dynamics in atoms and molecules.
- Tailored femtosecond laser fields can control attosecond electron motion.
- Molecular bond formation and cleavage can be manipulated.
Conclusions:
- Ultrafast laser fields are essential tools for attosecond science.
- Attosecond chronoscopy provides insights into ultrafast dynamics.
- Controlled electron motion opens avenues for manipulating molecular processes.
