Title :
Molecular alignment, rotational wavepacket revivals and isotope separation
Author :
Fleischer, Sharly ; Averbukh, I.Sh. ; Prior, Yehiam
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Phys., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Rehovot, Israel
Abstract :
Following alignment by a strong femtosecond pulse, we observe multiple revivals of molecular rotational wavepackets in isotopic mixtures. Pronounced separation of isotopic signals and their interferences are demonstrated paving the way for a new isotope separation technique.
Keywords :
laser isotope separation; molecular orientation; rotational states; isotope separation; isotopic interference; isotopic mixture; molecular alignment; molecular rotational wavepackets; rotational wavepacket revivals; strong femtosecond pulse; Gratings; Isotopes; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548664
