Extracting electron-ion differential scattering cross sections for partially aligned molecules by laser-induced rescattering photoelectron spectroscopy

Phys Rev Lett. 2011 Feb 11;106(6):063001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.063001. Epub 2011 Feb 8.

Abstract

We extract large-angle elastic differential cross sections (DCSs) for electrons scattering from partially aligned O2+ and CO2+ molecules using rescattering photoelectrons generated by infrared laser pulses. The extracted DCSs are in good agreement with those calculated theoretically, demonstrating that accurate DCSs for electron-ion scattering can be extracted from the laser-induced rescattering spectra, thus paving the way for dynamic imaging of chemical reactions by rescattering photoelectron spectroscopy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Carbon Dioxide / chemistry*
  • Elasticity
  • Electrons*
  • Lasers*
  • Oxygen / chemistry*
  • Photoelectron Spectroscopy*
  • Scattering, Radiation*

Substances

  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Oxygen