The remainder of the chapter introduces the reader to the theory of diatomic molecules in laser fields.
The first two of these exist as diatomic gases at room temperature, and the latter two form diatomic vapors at moderately elevated temperatures.
High harmonic generation in atomic and diatomic molecular gases using intense picosecond laser pulses-a comparison.
This gives a relatively simple three-species gas mixture, of the type used in experimental facilities, which allows dissociation and recombination of the diatomic species.
This result is similar to that for a diatomic molecular ion.
This suggests that the fragment ions are ejected in opposite directions and the molecule behaves as a diatomic in the intense laser field.
Of course, electron and ion collisions with diatomic molecules have not been considered, which would accelerate dissociation.
However, no consideration is made for diatomic molecules.
