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Resolving Strong Field Dynamics in Cation States of CO_2 via Optimised Molecular Alignment

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The experiments presented in this thesis deal with the molecular dynamics following strong field ionisation. This implies that the resulting reaction products—molecular fragments and parent ions—always include charged particles.

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Oppermann, M. (2014). Experimental Methods and Setup. In: Resolving Strong Field Dynamics in Cation States of CO_2 via Optimised Molecular Alignment. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05338-7_4

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