Aligning molecules with long or short laser pulses

被引：39
作者：
Kumarappan, Vinod
Viftrup, Simon S.
Holmegaard, Lotte
Bisgaard, Christer Z.
Stapelfeldt, Henrik
机构：
[1] Univ Aarhus, Dept Chem, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
[2] Univ Aarhus, Dept Phys & Astron, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
来源：
PHYSICA SCRIPTA | 2007年 / 76卷 / 03期
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D O I：
10.1088/0031-8949/76/3/N09
中图分类号：
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号：
0702 ;
摘要：
We briefly review recent experimental developments of laser induced alignment of molecules with pulses that are either long (adiabatic) or short (nonadiabatic) compared to the molecular rotational periods. The main focus is on one-dimensional (1D) alignment obtained with linearly polarized laser pulses. Both linear and asymmetric top molecules are used to illustrate the alignment methods. Three-dimensional (3D) alignment, where all three molecular axes of a rigid asymmetric top molecule are orientationally confined, is also discussed.
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