Quantum Control Spectroscopy of Competing Reaction Pathways in a Molecular Switch

Autor: Cristina Consani, Patrick Nuernberger, Stefan Ruetzel, Tobias Brixner
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 118:11364-11372
ISSN: 1520-5215
1089-5639
Popis: Excitation with shaped femtosecond laser pulses is a logical extension of coherent two-dimensional (2D) spectroscopy. Here we combine quantum control and information from 2D spectroscopy to analyze the initial steps in three competing reaction pathways of an isomerizing merocyanine dye. Besides the achievement of control objectives, we show how excitation with tailored pulses can be used to retrieve photochemical information that is inaccessible or experimentally demanding to obtain with other approaches.
Databáze: OpenAIRE