Two-state wave packet for strong field-free molecular orientation.
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چکیده
We demonstrate strong laser-field-free orientation of absolute-ground-state carbonyl sulfide molecules. The molecules are oriented by the combination of a 485-ps-long nonresonant laser pulse and a weak static electric field. The edges of the laser pulse create a coherent superposition of two rotational states resulting in revivals of strong transient molecular orientation after the laser pulse. The experimentally attained degree of orientation ⟨cosθ⟩≈0.6 corresponds to the theoretical maximum for mixing of the two states. Switching off the dc field would provide the same orientation completely field free.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 114 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015