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A new technique for obtaining switched wave packets using spectrally truncated chirped laser pulses is demonstrated experimentally and numerically by one-dimensional alignment of both linear and asymmetric top molecules. Using a simple long-pass transmission filter, a pulse with a slow turn-on and a rapid turn-off is produced. The degree of alignment, characterized by cos2 θ2D, rises along with the pulse intensity and reaches a maximum at the peak of the pulse. After truncation, cos2 θ2D drops sharply but exhibits pronounced half and full revivals. The experimental alignment dynamics trace agrees very well with a numerically calculated trace based on the solution of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation. However, the extended periods of field-free alignment of asymmetric tops following pulse truncation reported previously are not reproduced in our work.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 221105 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
Volume | 148 |
Issue | 22 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 0021-9606 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Jun 2018 |
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