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HOW TO READ A MOLECULAR CLOCK WITH SUB-FEMTOSECOND ACCURACY

X. M. TONG

J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Physics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-2604, USA

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C. D. LIN

J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Physics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-2604, USA

Physics Division, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, P.O. Box 2-131, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan, ROC

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Abstract

We analyze the elementary processes leading to the double ionization of D₂ molecules by a single femtosecond intense laser pulse. From the total kinetic energy release of the two D⁺ ions which exhibits distinct peaks depending on the laser intensity, pulse length and mean wavelength, we show that the double ionization of D₂ by a short femtosecond laser pulse can serve as a molecular clock. We discuss how to read such a clock correctly and how to choose laser parameters so the clock can be read more accurately.

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