Wave packet isotope separation

被引:120
作者
Averbukh, IS [1 ]
Vrakking, MJJ [1 ]
Villeneuve, DM [1 ]
Stolow, A [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL RES COUNCIL CANADA, STEACIE INST MOL SCI, OTTAWA, ON K1A 0R6, CANADA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.3518
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O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We introduce and demonstrate a general wave packet method for laser isotope separation. In this scheme, laser excited molecular (or atomic) wave packets of differing isotopes become spatially separated in the course of their long-time free evolution. In order to overcome the quantum spreading of wave packets, we make use of the phenomenon of revivals. We demonstrate experimentally, with mixed Br-79(2)/Br-81(2) isotopes, that significant control over the isotope ratio can be achieved in a single shot.
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页码:3518 / 3521
页数:4
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