Abstract
We present a comparison between experimental and theoretical results for pump/probe multiphoton ionizing transitions of the sodium dimer, initiated by femtosecond laser pulses. It is shown that the motion of vibrational wave packets in two electronic states is probed simultaneously and their dynamics is reflected in the total Na 2 + ion signal which is recorded as a function of the time delay between pump and probe pulse. The time dependent quantum calculations demonstrate that two ionization pathways leading to the same final states of the molecular ion exist: one gives an oscillating contribution to the ion signal, the other yields a constant background. From additional measurements of the Na+-transient photofragmentation spectrum it is deduced that another ionization process leading to different final ionic states exists. The process includes the excitation of a doubly excited bound Rydberg state. This conclusion is supported by the theoretical simulation.
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