• DocumentCode
    2250707
  • Title

    Impulsive alignment of hot, centrifugally distorted, molecules

  • Author

    Broege, D.W. ; Coffee, R.N. ; Bucksbaum, P.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We achieve impulsive alignment in a 400 K sample of diatomic iodine. Polarization measurements of rotational wave-packet revivals reveal dispersed oscillatory structures. These structures are due to centrifugal distortion resulting from the high temperature.
  • Keywords
    iodine; light polarisation; molecule-photon collisions; I2; centrifugal distortion; diatomic iodine; dispersed oscillatory structures; hot molecules; impulsive alignment; polarization measurements; rotational wave-packet revivals; temperature 400 K; Birefringence; Bonding; Distortion measurement; Optical distortion; Optical harmonic generation; Physics; Polarization; Temperature; Ultrafast optics; Vibrations; (020.0020) Atomic and molecular physics; (320.0320) Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572072
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2250707