On the effects of absolute laser phase on the interaction of a pulsed laser with polar versus nonpolar molecules

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 9351-9365

  Brown, Alex ^a   Meath, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON RESONANCE; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; GROUND STATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULES; PHOTONS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

ABSOLUTE LASER PHASE; KELDYSH LIMIT; PERMANENT MOLECULAR DIPOLES; PULSE DURATION; PULSE LASER MOLECULE INTERACTION; STEADY STATE POPULATIONS;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0032380749     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.477596     Document Type: Article

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