TY - JOUR
T1 - Controlling dissociation processes in the D-2(+) molecular ion using high-intensity, ultrashort laser pulses
AU - Murphy, D.S.
AU - McKenna, J.
AU - Calvert, C.R.
AU - Williams, I.D.
AU - McCann, J.F.
AU - Bryan, W.A.
AU - English, E.M.L.
AU - Wood, J.
AU - Newell, W.R.
AU - Turcu, I.C.E.
N1 - Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2007/6/14
Y1 - 2007/6/14
N2 - A novel technique is proposed to control the dissociation mechanism of small diatomic molecules. This technique, relying upon the creation of a coherent nuclear wavepacket, uses intense (> 10(14) W cm(-2)), ultrashort (similar to 10 fs) infrared laser pulses in a pump and probe scheme. In applying this technique to D-2(+) good agreement has been observed between a quantum simulation and experiment. This represents a major step towards quantum state control in molecules, using optical fields.
AB - A novel technique is proposed to control the dissociation mechanism of small diatomic molecules. This technique, relying upon the creation of a coherent nuclear wavepacket, uses intense (> 10(14) W cm(-2)), ultrashort (similar to 10 fs) infrared laser pulses in a pump and probe scheme. In applying this technique to D-2(+) good agreement has been observed between a quantum simulation and experiment. This represents a major step towards quantum state control in molecules, using optical fields.
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U2 - 10.1088/0953-4075/40/11/S09
DO - 10.1088/0953-4075/40/11/S09
M3 - Article
SN - 0953-4075
VL - 40
SP - S359-S372
JO - Journal of Physics B: Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
JF - Journal of Physics B: Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
IS - 11
M1 - S09
ER -