title: Ionization Study of Isomeric Molecules in Strong-field Laser Pulses.
abstract: Through the use of the technique of time-of-flight mass spectroscopy, we obtain strong-field ionization yields for randomly oriented 1,2-dichloroethylene (1,2-DCE) (C2H2Cl2) and 2-butene (C4H8). We are interested in studying the effect of conformal structure in strong-field ionization and, in particular, the role of molecular polarity. That is, we can perform strong-field ionization studies in polar vs non-polar molecules that have the same chemical composition. We report our findings through the ionization yields and the ratio (trans/cis) of each stereoisomer pair as a function of intensity.
authors.affiliation: J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zigo
authors.affiliation: J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA.
authors.forename: Anh-Thu
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Le
authors.affiliation: J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA.
authors.forename: Pratap
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Timilsina
authors.affiliation: J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA.
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Trallero-Herrero