Control of rotational wave-packet dynamics in asymmetric top molecules

Lotte Holmegaard; Simon S. Viftrup; Vinod Kumarappan; Christer Z. Bisgaard; Henrik Stapelfeldt; Edward Hamilton; Tamar Seideman

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.75.051403

Control of rotational wave-packet dynamics in asymmetric top molecules

Lotte Holmegaard^*, Simon S. Viftrup, Vinod Kumarappan, Christer Z. Bisgaard, Henrik Stapelfeldt, Edward Hamilton, Tamar Seideman

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We combine newly developed experimental and theoretical methods to explore and control the rotations of asymmetric top molecules. In the low-temperature limit, the revival spectra of laser-driven rotational wave packets exhibit a fascinating quantum-mechanical structure, which is qualitatively different for asymmetric tops compared to symmetric or linear tops. With increasing fluence, the structure gradually simplifies, illustrating a controllable transformation of the rotational dynamics. Our theoretical and experimental predictions are in qualitative agreement.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	051403
Journal	Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume	75
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.75.051403
State	Published - May 9 2007

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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