Theory of sub-Doppler Autler-Townes splitting in molecules: Alignment and orientation of the angular momentum in nonpolar molecules

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 276-288

  Spano, Frank C ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POLARIZATION; RESONANCE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

MOLECULAR SPLITTING; OPTICAL-OPTICAL DOUBLE RESONANCE (OODR);

MOLECULAR ORIENTATION;

EID: 0035148020     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1328381     Document Type: Article

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