Timed Coulomb Explosion Imaging

P. B. Corkum, P. Dooley and R. Bhardwaj
National Research Council of Canada
Ottawa, Canada


Since multiphoton ionization of high ionization potential atoms is now well understood, it is time to consider applications. One is to image the position of atoms within a molecule via laser-initiated Coulomb explosion imaging. We will describe calculations and experiments to measure the square of the nuclear wave functions of diatomic molecules and their changes during photodissociation. The most important implication of Coulomb explosion imaging will be following the changing structure of polyatomic molecules during molecular dynamics.




Extreme Fields
3/16/2000