Issue 40, 2010

Two-proton migration in 1,3-butadiene in intense laser fields

Abstract

Ultrafast proton migration in 1,3-butadiene in an intense laser field (40 fs, 4.5 × 1014 W cm−2) is investigated by using Coulomb explosion coincidence momentum imaging. The spatial distribution maps of a migrating proton reconstructed for the two three-body Coulomb explosion pathways, C4H63+H+ + CH3+ + C3H2+ and C4H63+H+ + C2H+ + C2H4+, reveal that two protons migrate within a 1,3-butadiene molecule, prior to the three body decomposition.

Graphical abstract: Two-proton migration in 1,3-butadiene in intense laser fields

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 May 2010
Accepted
22 Jul 2010
First published
23 Aug 2010

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2010,12, 12939-12942

Two-proton migration in 1,3-butadiene in intense laser fields

H. Xu, T. Okino, K. Nakai, K. Yamanouchi, S. Roither, X. Xie, D. Kartashov, L. Zhang, A. Baltuska and M. Kitzler, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2010, 12, 12939 DOI: 10.1039/C0CP00628A

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