Abstract
We introduce a time-dependent self-consistent-field approach for studying the coupled rotational-translational motion of molecules subject to the macroscopic potential induced by a spatially inhomogeneous, polarized laser field. A hybrid classical-quantum-mechanical variation of the scheme is employed to investigate the possibility of simultaneously focussing the center-of-mass motion of molecules and aligning their figure axis in a field-free region of space. A semiclassical-quantum-mechanical variation is used to describe the rotational-translational dynamics of cold molecules confined to an optical trap.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4113-4120 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
Volume | 111 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 1999 |
Funding
Yan Zong-Chao Seideman Tamar Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6 Canada 01 09 1999 111 9 4113 4120 24 March 1999 3 June 1999 1999 American Institute of Physics We introduce a time-dependent self-consistent-field approach for studying the coupled rotational–translational motion of molecules subject to the macroscopic potential induced by a spatially inhomogeneous, polarized laser field. A hybrid classical-quantum-mechanical variation of the scheme is employed to investigate the possibility of simultaneously focussing the center-of-mass motion of molecules and aligning their figure axis in a field-free region of space. A semiclassical-quantum-mechanical variation is used to describe the rotational–translational dynamics of cold molecules confined to an optical trap.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry