title: Molecular photoelectron holography with circularly polarized laser pulses.
abstract: We investigate the photoelectron momentum distribution of molecular-ion H2+driven by ultrashort intense circularly polarized laser pulses. Both numerical solutions of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation (TDSE) and a quasiclassical model indicate that the photoelectron holography (PH) with circularly polarized pulses can occur in molecule. It is demonstrated that the interference between the direct electron wave and rescattered electron wave from one core to its neighboring core induces the PH. Moreover, the results of the TDSE predict that there is a tilt angle between the interference pattern of the PH and the direction perpendicular to the molecular axis. Furthermore, the tilt angle is sensitively dependent on the wavelength of the driven circularly polarized pulse, which is confirmed by the quasiclassical calculations. The PH induced by circularly polarized laser pulses provides a tool to resolve the electron dynamics and explore the spatial information of molecular structures.
authors.forename: Weifeng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhihao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.forename: Xingpan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Miaoli
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zhangjin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiaohong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004583:Electrons; D006696:Holography / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D007834:Lasers; D008027:Light; D015233:Models, Statistical; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D017785:Photons; D012031:Refractometry / Q000379:methods*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation