As compared to the intuitive process that the electron emits straight to the continuum from its parent ion,there is an alternative route that the electron may transfer to and be trapped by a neighboring ionic core bef...As compared to the intuitive process that the electron emits straight to the continuum from its parent ion,there is an alternative route that the electron may transfer to and be trapped by a neighboring ionic core before the eventual release.Here,we demonstrate that electron tunnelling via the neighboring atomic core is a pronounced process in light-induced tunnelling ionization of molecules by absorbing multiple near-infrared photons.We devised a siteresolved tunnelling experiment using an Ar-Kr+ion as a prototype system to track the electron tunnelling dynamics from the Ar atom towards the neighboring Kr+by monitoring its transverse momentum distribution,which is temporally captured into the resonant excited states of the Ar-Kr+before its eventual releasing.The influence of the Coulomb potential of neighboring ionic cores promises new insights into the understanding and controlling of tunnelling dynamics in complex molecules or environment.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants Nos.12374260,12241407,12074240,12204135)Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.122CXTD504)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and the Sino-German Center for Research Promotion(SGC,Grant No.M-0031).
文摘As compared to the intuitive process that the electron emits straight to the continuum from its parent ion,there is an alternative route that the electron may transfer to and be trapped by a neighboring ionic core before the eventual release.Here,we demonstrate that electron tunnelling via the neighboring atomic core is a pronounced process in light-induced tunnelling ionization of molecules by absorbing multiple near-infrared photons.We devised a siteresolved tunnelling experiment using an Ar-Kr+ion as a prototype system to track the electron tunnelling dynamics from the Ar atom towards the neighboring Kr+by monitoring its transverse momentum distribution,which is temporally captured into the resonant excited states of the Ar-Kr+before its eventual releasing.The influence of the Coulomb potential of neighboring ionic cores promises new insights into the understanding and controlling of tunnelling dynamics in complex molecules or environment.
