Energetic, highly-charged oxygen ions, $O^{q+}$ ($q\leq 6$), are copiously produced upon laser field-induced disassembly of highly-charged water clusters, $(H_2O)_n$ and $(D_2O)_n$, $n\sim$ 60, that are formed by seeding high-pressure helium or argon with water vapor. $Ar_n$ clusters (n$\sim$40000) formed under similar experimental conditions are found undergo disassembly in the Coulomb explosion regime, with the energies of $Ar^{q+}$ ions showing a $q^2$ dependence. Water clusters, which are argued to be considerably smaller in size, should also disassemble in the same regime, but the energies of fragment O$^{q+}$ ions are found to depend linearly on $q$ which, according to prevailing wisdom, ought to be a signature of hydrodynamic expansion that is expected of much larger clusters. The implication of these observations on our understanding of the two cluster explosion regimes, Coulomb explosion and hydrodynamic expansion, is discussed. Our results indicate that charge state dependences of ion energy do not constitute an unambiguous experimental signature of cluster explosion regime.
Rare-gas clusters in intense VUV, XUV and soft x-ray pulses: Signatures of the transition from nanoplasma-driven cluster expansion to Coulomb explosion in ion and electron spectra
Observation of Above-Threshold Dissociation of Na$_2^+$ in Intense Laser Fields
本文报道了多电子分子Na $_2^+$的阈上解离现象。这个过程是由于在一个场修饰的分子连续谱的连续-连续跃迁。已检测到三个具有不同动能释放模式的良好分辨的碎片化通道,其中两个与通过光诱导电位的普通光解离成Na(3s)+ Na $^+$和Na(3 p)+ Na $^+$相关,一个与连续-连续跃迁和高于阈值的解离成Na(3 p)+ Na $^+$相关。我们发现,当我们穿着这个分子与一个字段的强度为~3 × 10 $^{12}$ W/cm $^2$,高于阈值的解离优于其他过程,如场电离,然后库仑爆炸。
Asymmetric emission of high energy electrons in the two-dimensional hydrodynamic expansion of large xenon clusters irradiated by intense laser fields
能量谱和角分布已被测量的电子时,释放的$Xe_{150000}$解体后,由强烈的(10 $^{15}-10^{16}$ W cm $^{-2}$)激光脉冲的照射,其持续时间在100-2200 fs的范围内变化。团簇爆炸动力学发生在流体动力学区域。电子发射被发现是出乎意料的不对称,并表现出共振时,激光脉冲宽度为$\sim$ 1 ps。这些结果是合理的扩展的流体动力学模型,也考虑到光场施加的力的偏振电荷上的集群表面上诱导。我们表明,这种电致伸缩力的大小是可比的库仑力和水动力,它表现出共振行为。与早期的理解相反,我们发现低能电子与团簇吸收能量的共振有关。高能电子似乎是由一种不太受共振影响的机制产生的。