Sub-attosecond time delays of photoemission from asymmetric cores of molecules

We theoretically study the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) photoemission of the asymmetric molecular ion HeH 2 + beyond the dipole approximation. Based on the double-slit interference of the photoelectron emitted from two atomic cores, we propose a scheme to obtain the XUV photoemission time delays origin...

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Published in:Physical review research 2024-11, Vol.6 (4), p.043150, Article 043150
Main Authors: Tian, Yidian, Hu, Yibo, Zhou, Yueming, Lu, Peixiang, Liu, Kunlong
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Language:English
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Summary:We theoretically study the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) photoemission of the asymmetric molecular ion HeH 2 + beyond the dipole approximation. Based on the double-slit interference of the photoelectron emitted from two atomic cores, we propose a scheme to obtain the XUV photoemission time delays originated from different physical mechanisms. In our study, two types of sub-attosecond photoemission time delays are identified and extracted from the observable photoelectron momentum distributions. One is the so-called birth time delay, originated from the travel time of the photon across the molecule, and the other is the escaping time delay of the photoelectron from two different cores. The present study shows the observable evidence demonstrating that in single-photon ionization, it takes more time for the photoelectron escaping from the helium nucleus than that from the proton.
ISSN:2643-1564
2643-1564
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.043150