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Published March 27, 1986 | public
Journal Article

Locking of Dephasing and Energy Redistribution in Molecular Systems by Multiple-Pulse Laser Excitation

Abstract

In this paper, we report experimental results on the locking of dephasing of molecules in the gas phase. The locking of inhomogeneous dephasing of the B ← X transition of iodine is achieved by using multiple-pulse and phase-coherent laser excitation, instead of a single-pulse excitation. We detect the locking using echo techniques. The locking concept is extended to the problem of intramolecular dephasing, emphasizing the potential for controlling selectivity in laser chemistry.

Additional Information

© 1986 American Chemical Society. Received: January 23, 1986. This work is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (DMR-8521191). M.G. and A.H.Z. also greatly acknowledge support from a NATO research grant.

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