Long-Lasting Orientation of Symmetric-top Molecules Excited by Two-Color Femtosecond Pulses
| Autor: | Xu, Long, Tutunnikov, Ilia, Prior, Yehiam, Averbukh, Ilya Sh. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Front. Phys. 9, 689635 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fphy.2021.689635 |
| Popis: | Impulsive orientation of symmetric-top molecules excited by two-color femtosecond pulses is considered. In addition to the well-known transient orientation appearing immediately after the pulse and then reemerging periodically due to quantum revivals, we report the phenomenon of field-free long-lasting orientation. Long-lasting means that the time averaged orientation remains non-zero until destroyed by other physical effects, e.g. intermolecular collisions. The effect is caused by the combined action of the field-polarizability and field-hyperpolarizability interactions. The dependence of degree of long-lasting orientation on temperature and pulse's parameters is considered. The effect can be measured by means of second (or higher-order) harmonic generation, and may be used to control the deflection of molecules traveling through inhomogeneous electrostatic fields. Comment: 12 pages, 7 figures |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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