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Spatiotemporal imaging of valence electron motion

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  • M. Kübel

    (National Research Council and University of Ottawa
    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich)

  • Z. Dube

    (National Research Council and University of Ottawa)

  • A. Yu. Naumov

    (National Research Council and University of Ottawa)

  • D. M. Villeneuve

    (National Research Council and University of Ottawa)

  • P. B. Corkum

    (National Research Council and University of Ottawa)

  • A. Staudte

    (National Research Council and University of Ottawa)

Abstract

Electron motion on the (sub-)femtosecond time scale constitutes the fastest response in many natural phenomena such as light-induced phase transitions and chemical reactions. Whereas static electron densities in single molecules can be imaged in real space using scanning tunnelling and atomic force microscopy, probing real-time electron motion inside molecules requires ultrafast laser pulses. Here, we demonstrate an all-optical approach to imaging an ultrafast valence electron wave packet in real time with a time-resolution of a few femtoseconds. We employ a pump-probe-deflect scheme that allows us to prepare an ultrafast wave packet via strong-field ionization and directly image the resulting charge oscillations in the residual ion. This approach extends and overcomes limitations in laser-induced orbital imaging and may enable the real-time imaging of electron dynamics following photoionization such as charge migration and charge transfer processes.

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  • M. Kübel & Z. Dube & A. Yu. Naumov & D. M. Villeneuve & P. B. Corkum & A. Staudte, 2019. "Spatiotemporal imaging of valence electron motion," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-09036-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09036-w
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