The Reaction Microscope: Imaging and Pulse Shaping Control in Photodynamics

• DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201100107
• Publication Date: 2011-04-20T11:30:27Z
• Authors: Arno Vredenborg; C. Stefan Lehmann; Daniel Irimia; Wim G. Roeterdink; Maurice H. M. Jan...
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

Herein, we review the current capabilities and potential of advanced single-particle imaging techniques to study photodynamics in isolated molecules. These reaction microscopes are able measure full three-dimensional energy angular distribution (correlated) particles such as electrons molecular fragments ejected after photoexcitation In particular, discuss performance a novel photoelectron-photoion coincidence spectrometer constructed at LaserLaB Amsterdam. This microscope was developed for nonadiabatic effects ultrafast time-resolved experiments. It is specifically targeted optimal control studies foster advance our understanding mechanisms with shaped laser pulses. We few recent experimental results illustrating wealth detailed information that can be obtained experiments about interplay between (shaped) fields, dynamics, ionization processes competing multichannel pathways. Furthermore, recently photoelectron-circular-dichroism technique detect enantiomers chirality will discussed, further illustration modern stereochemistry.