Achieving a quantitative understanding of carrier-envelope phase effects in the benchmark H$_2^+$ molecule
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Abstract
The implementation of carrier-envelope phase (CEP) control over H$_2^+$ provides an ideal opportunity for a detailed, benchmark comparison of theory and experiment. Given complete experimental inputs, theory should, in principle, be able to reproduce the measured observables quantitatively. Nevertheless, the agreement in Ref. [1] was less than satisfactory. To try to explain the discrepancies, we theoretically consider (i) a non-Gaussian laser spectrum and (ii) the contribution of $n \ge 2$ manifolds and ionization. These two effects will be shown to produce non-trivial changes in the observables. \\[4pt] [1] N. G. Kling {\it et al}, Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 111}, 163004 (2013).
*This work was supported by the Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy under Grant No. DE-FG02-86ER13491. The PULSAR laser was provided by Grant No. DE-FG02-09