Diffractive Imaging of Coherent Nuclear Motion in Isolated Molecules

作者:Yang Jie; Guehr Markus; Shen Xiaozhe; Li Renkai; Vecchione Theodore; Coffee Ryan; Corbett Jeff; Fry Alan; Hartmann Nick; Hast Carsten; Hegazy Kareem; Jobe Keith; Makasyuk Igor; Robinson Joseph; Robinson Matthew S; Vetter Sharon; Weather**y Stephen; Yoneda Charles; Wang Xijie; Centurion Martin
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2016, 117(15): 153002.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.153002

摘要

Observing the motion of the nuclear wave packets during a molecular reaction, in both space and time, is crucial for understanding and controlling the outcome of photoinduced chemical reactions. We have imaged the motion of a vibrational wave packet in isolated iodine molecules using ultrafast electron diffraction with relativistic electrons. The time-varying interatomic distance was measured with a precision 0.07 angstrom and temporal resolution of 230 fs full width at half maximum. The method is not only sensitive to the position but also the shape of the nuclear wave packet.

  • 出版日期2016-10-3