Two-pulse alignment of molecules
Author(s)
Lee, KF
Litvinyuk, IV
Dooley, PW
Spanner, M
Villeneuve, DM
Corkum, PB
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2004
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Field-free alignment of gas-phase molecules can be achieved by creating rotational wavepackets with a short laser pulse. We demonstrate that the degree of alignment can be improved by illuminating the molecules with a second laser pulse at a specific time during the evolution of the original rotational wavepacket.Field-free alignment of gas-phase molecules can be achieved by creating rotational wavepackets with a short laser pulse. We demonstrate that the degree of alignment can be improved by illuminating the molecules with a second laser pulse at a specific time during the evolution of the original rotational wavepacket.
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Journal Title
Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Volume
37
Issue
3
Subject
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
Optical Physics
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry