New Laser Techniques for Time-Resolved Spectroscopy

A. H. Zewail

doi:10.1117/12.7972100

1 April 1977 New Laser Techniques for Time-Resolved Spectroscopy

A. H. Zewail

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 16, Issue 2, 162206 (April 1977). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972100

Abstract

A novel spectroscopic tool is presented for measuring the incoherent resonance decay (IRD) of selectively (6 MHz) prepared electronic states. The method utilizes electro-optic switching of a single laser mode that is on or off resonance with respect to the homogeneous molecular packets in the excited ensemble. The technique is applied to a variety of systems: gases at low and high pressures, molecular beams, and solids at low temperatures. The coherent transient of solids observed in the forward direction of the laser gives the phase memory (optical T2 processes) while the IRD measures directly the radiative and radiationless decay (optical T1 processes), and the optical transition moment between the ground state and the prepared electronic state. The theory of coherent and incoherent states is also given, and related to the different aspects of time-resolved spectroscopy of molecular beams and solids.

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A. H. Zewail "New Laser Techniques for Time-Resolved Spectroscopy," Optical Engineering 16(2), 162206 (1 April 1977). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972100

Published: 1 April 1977

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