First step taken to image ultra-fast movements in chemical reactions

URL

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120316094019.htm

Description

Once the target molecule was in place, short pulses of the laser were fired at in an attempt to dislodge an electron. This process, known as photoionization, allows atoms and molecules to be imaged in unprecedented detail as the ejected electrons carry crucial information about where it came from.