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ArticleScience advances2025

Attosecond spectroscopy reveals spontaneous symmetry breaking in molecular photoionization.

Mingxuan Li, Leshi Zhao, Huiyong Wang, Jialong Li, Wentao Wang, Jiaao Cai, Xiaochun Hong, Xiaosen Shi, Ming Zhang, Xinning Zhao and 7 more

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17 authors.

Mingxuan LiInstitute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1186-3314
Leshi ZhaoState Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.ORCID 0009-0003-3259-2995
Huiyong WangInstitute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.ORCID 0009-0006-2679-4509
Jialong LiInstitute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.ORCID 0009-0007-9982-3611
Wentao WangInstitute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.ORCID 0009-0002-7876-6375
Jiaao CaiInstitute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
Xiaochun HongInstitute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
Xiaosen ShiInstitute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
Ming ZhangState Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0329-1275
Xinning ZhaoInstitute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9666-962X
Robin WeissenbilderDepartment of Physics, Lund University, Lund 221 00, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-8081-3727
David BustoDepartment of Physics, Lund University, Lund 221 00, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-4311-3315
Mathieu GisselbrechtDepartment of Physics, Lund University, Lund 221 00, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-0257-7607
Kiyoshi UedaInstitute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8051-8966
Sizuo LuoInstitute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8969-5958
Zheng LiState Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics and Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5483-9149
Dajun DingInstitute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3120-8392

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spontaneous symmetry breaking, driven by nonadiabatic electron-nuclear coupling, can lead to geometric complexity in molecules and solids. While structural distortion from symmetry breaking occurs in femtoseconds, the timescale to lift electronic state degeneracy has remained elusive. We use the vibrationally resolved attosecond chronoscope to capture the electronic symmetry breaking induced by the Renner-Teller effect in bent CO

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