Laser-induced 3D alignment and orientation of quantum-state-selected molecules

Details Laser-induced 3D alignment and orientation of quantum-state-selected molecules Laser-induced 3D alignment and orientation of quantum-state-selected molecules

2009-06-16

arxiv.org/abs/0906.2971v2

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 11, 9912-9918 (2009)

Physics

Chemical Physics

8 pages, 7 figures; v2: minor updates

Scientific paper

10.1039/b910423b

A strong inhomogeneous static electric field is used to spatially disperse a rotationally cold supersonic beam of 2,6-difluoroiodobenzene molecules according to their rotational quantum state. The molecules in the lowest lying rotational states are selected and used as targets for 3-dimensional alignment and orientation. The alignment is induced in the adiabatic regime with an elliptically polarized, intense laser pulse and the orientation is induced by the combined action of the laser pulse and a weak static electric field. We show that the degree of 3-dimensional alignment and orientation is strongly enhanced when rotationally state-selected molecules, rather than molecules in the original molecular beam, are used as targets.

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