Abstract
Dielectric-response formalism is used to obtain the dynamical interaction potential among the ions in a fast molecule as a sum of a radially symmetric screened Coulomb potential and an asymmetric wake potential. The influence of the wake-potential asymmetry on the electrons bound at each constituent ion in the molecule is described within the Brandt–Kitagawa theoretical framework, and it is found that the charge state of the leading ion may be significantly different from that of the trailing ion. The effects of such ion-charge asymmetry on the Coulomb explosions dynamics of the molecular ion are studied by solving the equations of motion for the constituent ions.
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