Published 1982
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Book Section - Chapter
Picosecond Laser Spectroscopy of Molecules in Supersonic Jets: Vibrational Energy Redistribution and Quantum Beats
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- Zewail, A. H.
Abstract
The dynamics of vibrational energy flow in large and isolated molecules following selective laser excitation is very interesting and challenging for many reasons. From a theoretical point of view, one would like to know how the coupling between bond vibrations influences the energy flow, and at what energy threshold does this flow or redistribution of energy from one mode-to-others occur. The energy region in which randomization or "chaotic behavior" dominates is important for mode-selective chemistry [1, 2].
Additional Information
© 1982 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. This work was supported by grants from NSF. I would like to thank Profs. R. Marcus and J. Hopfield for very enlightening discussions. Without the efforts of Bill Lambert, Peter Felker and Jack Syage the story told here would not have been written.Additional details
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- Springer Series in Chemical Physics
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- 23