Impulsive excitation of high vibrational states in I2–Xe complex on the electronic ground state

High vibrational states, up to ν = 22, are excited and investigated on the ground electronic state of a 1:1 I2–Xe complex isolated in solid Kr using femtosecond CARS technique and spontaneous resonant Raman measurements. The results show that this system is a promising candidate for investigations of coherent control of bimolecular reactions by using vibrational wavepackets on the ground electronic state.