STATE-RESOLVED SCATTERING OF MOLECULES IN PENDULAR STATES - ICL + AR

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FRIEDRICH, B [1 ]
RUBAHN, HG [1 ]
SATHYAMURTHY, N [1 ]
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[1] INDIAN INST TECHNOL,KANPUR 208016,UTTAR PRADESH,INDIA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2487
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O4 [物理学];
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The effect of pendular orientation of the figure axis of ICl on elastic and inelastic scattering by Ar was explored in a crossed beam experiment. The pendular states of ICl are created by hybridizing its rotational states up to J less-than-or-equal-to 3 in a uniform electric field of strength E = 100 kV/cm. The resulting change in the distribution of individual J states of ICl is measured state-selectively by laser-induced fluorescence near the zero scattering angle outside the field. We find that the electric field inhibits rotationally inelastic scattering of low-J state molecules, due to a larger spacing between levels.
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页码:2487 / 2490
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