Deflection of field-free aligned molecules

Details Deflection of field-free aligned molecules Deflection of field-free aligned molecules

2009-11-10

arxiv.org/abs/0911.1915v1

Physics

Atomic Physics

4 pages, 4 figures

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We consider deflection of polarizable molecules by inhomogeneous optical fields, and analyze the role of molecular orientation and rotation in the scattering process. It is shown that molecular rotation induces spectacular rainbow-like features in the distribution of the scattering angle. Moreover, by pre-shaping molecular angular distribution with the help of short and strong femtosecond laser pulses, one may efficiently control the scattering process, manipulate the average deflection angle and its distribution, and reduce substantially the angular dispersion of the deflected molecules. This opens new ways for many applications involving molecular focusing, guiding and trapping by optical and static fields.

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