FEMTOSECOND PHOTOASSOCIATION SPECTROSCOPY - COHERENT BOND FORMATION

被引:76
作者
MARVET, U [1 ]
DANTUS, M [1 ]
机构
[1] MICHIGAN STATE UNIV,CTR FUNDAMENTAL MAT RES,E LANSING,MI 48824
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10.1016/0009-2614(95)01018-5
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The method femtosecond photoassociation spectroscopy (FPAS) is introduced and we report on its application to the study of the reaction Hg + Hg + h nu --> Hg-2. Our results demonstrate coherent bond formation obtained in the femtosecond time scale from free unbound reactants. The product Hg-2 is formed in the D1(u) state and shows a high degree of rotational anisotropy induced by the polarization of the binding femtosecond pulse.
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