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Nuclear Molecular Dynamics Investigated by Using High Order Harmonic Generation Spectra

Gianfranco OrlandoFrancesca MoralesGiuseppe CastigliaPietro Paolo CorsoRosalba DanieleEmilio Fiordilino

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PhysicsSettore FIS/02 - Fisica Teorica Modelli E Metodi MatematiciField (physics)business.industryNonlinear opticsSemiclassical physicsLaserAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsSpectral lineSettore FIS/03 - Fisica Della Materialaw.inventionMolecular dynamicsOpticsMolecular dynamics harmonics genetation spectralawHarmonicsHigh harmonic generationAtomic physicsbusiness

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In this paper we show how it is possible to investigate the nuclear dynamics of simple molecular ions and molecules by looking at the high-order harmonic generation spectra they emit in the presence of a laser field. In particular we investigate two different effects: the presence of sidebands in the emitted spectra around the usual odd harmonics and an isotopic effect which affects the height of the plateau lines. We further study the advantages and the limitations of the semiclassical approach.

10.1080/09500340802200051http://hdl.handle.net/10447/36290