Title :
Observation of molecular dissociation along several exit channels with parametric four-wave mixing
Author :
Senin, A.A. ; Lu, Z.H. ; Zhu, C.J. ; Allen, J.R. ; Eden, J.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
Multichannel dissociation of electronically-excited Rb/sub 2/ has been observed with an atomic wavepacket which serves as a sensitive detector. We identify several exit channels through analysis of the amplitude and phase of radiation produced by four-wave-mixing.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; photodissociation; rubidium; time resolved spectra; Rb; atomic wavepacket; electronically-excited Rb/sub 2/; four-wave-mixing; molecular dissociation; multichannel dissociation; parametric four-wave mixing; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Chemical analysis; Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238121
