Time-resolved studies of ultrafast wavepacket dynamics in hydrogen molecules

被引:65
作者
Calvert, C. R. [1 ]
Bryan, W. A. [2 ,4 ]
Newell, W. R. [3 ]
Williams, I. D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Queens Univ Belfast, Dept Phys & Astron, Belfast BT7 1NN, Antrim, North Ireland
[2] Swansea Univ, Dept Phys, Swansea SA2 8PP, W Glam, Wales
[3] UCL, Dept Phys & Astron, London WC1E 6BT, England
[4] SERC, Rutherford Appleton Lab, Cent Laser Facil, Didcot OX11 0QX, Oxon, England
来源
PHYSICS REPORTS-REVIEW SECTION OF PHYSICS LETTERS | 2010年 / 491卷 / 01期
基金
英国科学技术设施理事会; 英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
Ultrafast; Pump-probe; Wavepacket revival; Femtosecond; Time-resolved; Hydrogen; Deuterium; INTENSE LASER FIELDS; MULTIPHOTON IONIZATION; ELECTRON LOCALIZATION; SCHRODINGER-EQUATION; COHERENT CONTROL; D-2(+); H-2(+); DISSOCIATION; DEUTERIUM; PULSES;
D O I
10.1016/j.physrep.2009.12.004
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Recent advances in the study of quantum vibrations and rotations in the fundamental hydrogen molecules are reported. Using the deuterium molecules (D-2(+) and D-2) as exemplars, the application of ultrafast femtosecond pump-probe experiments to study the creation and time-resolved imaging of coherent nuclear wavepackets is discussed. The ability to study the motion of these fundamental molecules in the time-domain is a notable milestone, made possible through the advent of ultrashort intense laser pulses with durations on sub-vibrational (and sub-rotational) timescales. Quantum wavepacket revivals are characterised for both vibrational and rotational degrees of freedom and quantum models are used to provide a detailed discussion of the underlying ultrafast physical dynamics for the specialist and non-specialist alike. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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