Electron dynamics and its control in molecules: From diatomics to larger molecular systems

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-129

  Von Den Hoff, Philipp ^a   Siemering, Robert ^a   Kowalewski, Markus ^a   De Vivie Riedle, Regina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CO ; conical intersection (CoIn); D 2 ; electron dynamics; electronic coherence; K 2 ; phase control; selective population of dressed states

Indexed keywords

BOND-BREAKING; CARRIER-ENVELOPE PHASE; COHERENCE TIME; CONICAL INTERSECTION; CONTROL PARAMETERS; CONTROL SCHEMES; DIATOMICS; DRESSED STATE; EFFICIENT CONTROL; ELECTRON DYNAMICS; ELECTRON WAVE PACKET; ELECTRONIC COHERENCE; EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; MOLECULAR CONFIGURATIONS; MOLECULAR PROCESS; MOLECULAR SYSTEMS; PHOTOREACTIONS; POLYATOMIC MOLECULES; SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIME WINDOWS;

DYNAMICS; PHASE CONTROL; PHOTOREACTIVITY; WAVE PACKETS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 84856964800     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2011.2107893     Document Type: Review

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