Phase dependence of electron localization in HeH$^{2+}$ dissociation with an intense few-cycle laser pulse

TL;DR

This study investigates how the electron localization in HeH$^{2+}$ dissociation depends on laser pulse phase and intensity, revealing asymmetric effects and recollision dynamics through numerical solutions of the Schrödinger equation.

Contribution

It provides a detailed numerical analysis of phase-dependent electron localization in HeH$^{2+}$ dissociation under intense few-cycle laser pulses, highlighting the role of molecular asymmetry and recollision effects.

Findings

Localization probability shifts upward with CEP and intensity

Suppression of He$^{2+}$+H dissociation channel observed

Asymmetry and recollision effects influence electron localization

Abstract

The electron localization in the dissociation of the asymmetric charged molecular ion HeH$^{2+}$ exposed to an intense few-cycle laser pulse is studied by solving numerically the 3D time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation. By varying the carrier-envelope phase (CEP) and the intensity of the pulse, the upward shift of the localization probability and the suppression of the dissociation channel He$^{2+}$+H are observed . Our analysis shows that the phenomenon is attributed to the asymmetric structure of the molecule as well as the recollision-assistant field-induced ionization of the electron wave packets localized on H$^+$ in the trailing of the pulse.