Ultrafast Orbital Tomography (VIDEO)

Forschungszentrum Juelich

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PTCDA molecules on a copper oxide surface are used as a sample. A molecular electron is excited by a laser pulse into another orbital, changing its spatial distribution. The electron in the excited orbital has a finite lifetime, which can be measured by ultrafast orbital tomography.

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Philipps-Universität Marburg / Till Schürmann

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