We have measured the ionization rate for CO molecules exposed to intense 300.3em0exfsec 7800.3em0exnm laser pulses as a function of the angle between the molecular and laser polarization axes. Nonionizing, 700.3em0exfsec laser pulses are used to coherently prepare the molecules, preferentially aligning them for the strong-field ionization experiments. We find a 2:1 ionization-rate ratio for molecules aligned parallel or perpendicular to the ionizing field.
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