• DocumentCode
    2900169
  • Title

    Ionization and fragmentation of C60 fullerenes exposed to intense laser radiation with a pulse duration down to 8.5 fs

  • Author

    Schulz, C.P. ; Shchatsinin, I. ; Stibenz, G. ; Steinmeyer, G. ; Laarmann, T. ; Hertel, I.V.

  • Author_Institution
    Max-Born Inst. fur Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspekroskopie, Berlin, Germany
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    12-17 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    423
  • Abstract
    In this contribution, we report on time-of-flight mass spectroscopy of C60 fullerenes that have been investigated with intense fs laser radiation. Fullerenes are extremely interesting model systems for studying the dynamics of ionization and energy coupling in complex systems with many degrees of freedom. Ultrashort pulses with a duration as short as 8.5 fs have been focused on the molecular beam, resulting in laser intensities up to 5×1014 W/cm2. Using different pulse durations the electron-electron and electron-phonon coupling times have been mapped out.
  • Keywords
    fullerenes; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; time of flight mass spectra; C60; C60 fullerenes; electron-electron coupling; electron-phonon coupling; energy coupling; fragmentation; intense laser radiation; ionization; molecular beam; pulse duration; time-of-flight mass spectroscopy; ultrashort pulse focusing; Chemical lasers; Fiber lasers; Ionization; Ionizing radiation; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Mass spectroscopy; Optical coupling; Optical pulses;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8974-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568201
  • Filename
    1568201