2016年12月
Structure determination of molecules in an alignment laser field by femtosecond photoelectron diffraction using an X-ray free-electron laser
Scientific Reports
- 巻
- 6
- 号
- 1
- 開始ページ
- 38654(1)
- 終了ページ
- 38654(9)
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1038/srep38654
- 出版者・発行元
- NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
We have successfully determined the internuclear distance of I-2 molecules in an alignment laser field by applying our molecular structure determination methodology to an I 2p X-ray photoelectron diffraction profile observed with femtosecond X-ray free electron laser pulses. Using this methodology, we have found that the internuclear distance of the sample I-2 molecules in an alignment Nd: YAG laser field of 6 x 10(11) W/cm(2) is elongated by from 0.18 to 0.30 angstrom "in average" relatively to the equilibrium internuclear distance of 2.666 angstrom. Thus, the present experiment constitutes a critical step towards the goal of femtosecond imaging of chemical reactions and opens a new direction for the study of ultrafast chemical reaction in the gas phase.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1038/srep38654
- ISSN : 2045-2322
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000389541600001