Manipulating the torsion of molecules by strong laser pulses

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dc.creatorMadsen, C. B.
dc.creatorMadsen, L. B.
dc.creatorViftrup, S. S.
dc.creatorJohansson, M. P.
dc.creatorPoulsen, T. B.
dc.creatorHolmegaard, L.
dc.creatorKumarappan, V.
dc.creatorJorgensen, K. A.
dc.creatorStapelfeldt, H.
dc.date2008-09-17
dc.date2009-02-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:44:48Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:44:48Z
dc.descriptionA proof-of-principle experiment is reported, where torsional motion of a molecule, consisting of a pair of phenyl rings, is induced by strong laser pulses. A nanosecond laser pulse spatially aligns the carbon-carbon bond axis, connecting the two phenyl rings, allowing a perpendicularly polarized, intense femtosecond pulse to initiate torsional motion accompanied by an overall rotation about the fixed axis. The induced motion is monitored by femtosecond time-resolved Coulomb explosion imaging. Our theoretical analysis accounts for and generalizes the experimental findings.
dc.description4 pages, 4 figures, submitted to PRL; Major revision of the presentation of the material; Correction of ion labels in Fig. 2(a)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0809.2935
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0809.2935
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 102, 073007 (2009)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.073007
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/220897
dc.subjectAtomic Physics
dc.titleManipulating the torsion of molecules by strong laser pulses
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