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MO: Fachverband Molekülphysik

MO 14: Ultrafast Dynamics II (joint session MO/A)

MO 14.1: Talk

Thursday, March 9, 2023, 11:00–11:15, F102

Isosteric molecules in the time-domain — •Maximilian Pollanka, Christian Schröder, and Reinhard Kienberger — Chair for Laser and X-ray Physics, E11, Technische Universität München, Germany

We report on photoemission timing measurements performed on isosteric molecules in the gas phase on attosecond timescales. Comparing the photoemission time delay between the respective σ and π orbitals in the inner and outer valence states of CO2 and N2O leads to a deeper insight into the characteristics of isosterism in the time-domain. Additionally, the isoelectronicity of CO and N2 is investigated in detail as a complementary study. Due to the similarities in molecular structure (isostericity) and electronic configurations (isoelectronicity) the pure effect of the specific molecular/orbital characteristics is expected to be probed. We are not only able to experimentally assess the relative photoemission delay between respective outer and inner valence states, but also performing absolute photoemission timing via attosecond streaking spectroscopy using iodomethane (I4d state) as a reference. The experimental data show great similar tendencies but also differences between the compared molecular orbitals, which are determined but not completely understood up to now. Therefore, further theoretical considerations and accurate modelling of the process of laser-dressed photoionization and the information encoded in photoemission timing measurements on molecular targets are necessary. This will help us gaining a greater understanding of the correlations between molecular geometry and photoemission time and therefore the isosteric influence.