Two-pulse alignment of molecules

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Lee, Kevin F ^a,b   Litvinyuk, I V ^a   Dooley, P W ^a,b   Spanner, Michael ^a,c   Villeneuve, D M ^a   Corkum, P B ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIELD FREE ALIGNMENT; GAS PHASE MOLECULES; ROTATIONAL WAVEPACKETS; SHORT LASER PULSE; TWO PULSE ALIGNMENT;

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; GASES; LASER PULSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; ROTATION;

MOLECULES;

EID: 1342329513     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/37/3/L02     Document Type: Letter

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