Decoherence of molecular vibrational wave packets: Observable manifestations and control criteria

C. Brif; H. Rabitz; S. Wallentowitz; I. A. Walmsley

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.63.063404

Decoherence of molecular vibrational wave packets: Observable manifestations and control criteria

C. Brif, H. Rabitz, S. Wallentowitz, and I. A. Walmsley

Phys. Rev. A 63, 063404 – Published 7 May 2001

Abstract

Decoherence of molecular vibrational wave packets in hot alkaline dimers due to the vibration-rotation coupling is considered. The focus is on the study of observable manifestations of the decoherence process in molecular emission tomography. Criteria are presented for control over decoherence by means of driving molecular transitions with suitably shaped ultrafast laser pulses.

Received 10 November 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.63.063404

Authors & Affiliations

C. Brif^1,*, H. Rabitz^1,†, S. Wallentowitz^2,‡, and I. A. Walmsley^3,§

¹Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
²Department of Physics and Astronomy and Rochester Theory Center for Optical Science and Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627
³The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627

^*Electronic address: cbrif@princeton.edu
^†Electronic address: hrabitz@chemvax.princeton.edu
^‡Present address: Fachbereich Physik, Universität Rostock, Universitätsplatz 3, D-18051 Rostock, Germany. Electronic address: wal@physik5.uni-rostock.de
^§Electronic address: walmsley@optics.rochester.edu

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