J-SELECTIVE STARK ORIENTATION OF MOLECULAR ROTATION IN A BEAM

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作者
AUZINSH, MP
FERBER, RS
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[1] Department of Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, 226 098
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.3463
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We propose a facile method to transform alignment of molecular rotation in a beam into transverse orientation with high efficiency via the second-order Stark effect in a homogeneous electric field E. The calculated J-orientation magnitude for a specific rotational level J exhibits a regular structure of equidistant dispersion-form signals in E2 coordinates. Estimates performed for the NaK molecule show the possibility to produce rotational and isotopic selective J orientation for a fixed beam velocity v. The orientation appears in the direction perpendicular to the (v,E) plane, and the optimal angle between v and E is 45-degrees.
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页码:3463 / 3466
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