Alignment of molecules by strong laser pulses

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-19

  Stapelfeldt, H ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT;

A-PLANE; ALIGNED MOLECULES; CIRCULARLY-POLARIZED; GAS-PHASES; INTENSE LASER FIELD; LASER FIELDS; LINEARLY POLARIZED; PICOSECONDS; ROTATIONAL TEMPERATURE;

MOLECULES;

EID: 0142022850     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2003-00064-2     Document Type: Review

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