Spatial separation of 2-propanol monomer and its ionization-fragmentation pathways

Abstract

The spatial separation of 2-propanol monomer from its clusters in a molecular beam by an electrostatic deflector was demonstrated. Samples of 2-propanol monomer with a purity of 90 % and a beam density of $7\times 10^6{\text{cm}}^{-3}$ were obtained. These samples were utilized to study the femtosecond-laser-induced strong-field multi-photon ionization and fragmentation of 2-propanol using non-resonant 800 nm light with peak intensities of $3-7\times 10^{13}W/c{m}^2$.

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