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Laser-induced field-free alignment of the OCS molecule
Bruno LavorelEdouard HertzOlivier FaucherOlivier FaucherD. CharalambidisD. CharalambidisParaskevas TzallasVincent LoriotVincent LoriotE. P. Benissubject
PhysicsKerr effectField (physics)Triatomic moleculePhysics::OpticsNonlinear opticsCondensed Matter PhysicsLaserAtomic and Molecular Physics and Opticslaw.inventionPulse (physics)lawIonizationPhysics::Atomic PhysicsAtomic physicsSaturation (chemistry)description
We investigate the dynamical alignment of jet-cooled OCS molecules induced by a short laser pulse. The alignment is measured through the orientational contribution of the optical Kerr effect using a second weak laser pulse as a probe. Maximum alignment is observed at conditions close to saturation of ionization. The results are analysed with a quantum mechanical model solving for the rotational dynamics.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2007-06-11 | Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics |