通过X射线衍射可视化强烈场诱导的C60分子分解
Kirsten Schnorr1,2, Sven Augustin1,2,3, Ulf Saalmann4
1Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland.
Science advances
|November 21, 2025
概括
研究人员使用X射线衍射观察实时分子的结构变化,与激烈的激光场相互作用. 他们发现,随着激光强度的增加,从稳定的分子过渡到库伦爆炸.
科学领域:
- 物理化学 物理化学
- 分子动力学分子动力学
- 超快速光谱法 超快速光谱法
背景情况:
- 多原子分子中的激光驱动动力学提出了一个复杂的多体问题.
- 了解强烈的光物质相互作用是控制分子内量子力学的关键.
研究的目的:
- 在强烈的近红外激光场下调查实时结构动力学和分子碎片化.
- 探索分子稳定性和碎片化之间的过渡作为激光强度的函数.
主要方法:
- 时间分辨率的X射线衍射成像分子与激烈的激光场相互作用.
- 调整激发脉冲强度以探测不同的相互作用模式.
主要成果:
- 实时直接观察分子结构变化和碎片化.
- 确定从弱电场中的稳定激发分子过渡到高电场中的库伦爆炸.
- 在过渡区域140 fs内观察显著的分子扩张 (高达50%),在主要碎片化之前.
结论:
- 在强烈的激光场下,X射线衍射成像对于检索大分子的时间解析结构信息是有效的.
- 激光驱动的碎片化是观察激光场修改分子过程的基础步骤,其强度越来越大.
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