Femtosecond laser studies of ultrafast intramolecular processes

Conference · Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:139886

Hayden, C ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA (United States)

The goal of this research is to better understand the detailed mechanisms of chemical reactions by observing, directly in time, the dynamics of fundamental chemical processes. In this work femtosecond laser pulses are used to initiate chemical processes and follow the progress of these processes in time. The authors are currently studying ultrafast internal conversion and subsequent intramolecular relaxation in unsaturated hydrocarbons. In addition, the authors are developing nonlinear optical techniques to prepare and monitor the time evolution of specific vibrational motions in ground electronic state molecules.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• OSTI ID: 139886
• Report Number(s): BNL-48923; CONF-9306172-; ON: DE93015758; TRN: 93:002191-0040
• Resource Relation: Conference: 15. combustion research contractors` meeting, Lake Harmony, PA (United States), 2-4 Jun 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1993; Related Information: Is Part Of Fifteenth combustion research conference; PB: 391 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

40 CHEMISTRY
ALKENES
INTERNAL CONVERSION
VIBRATIONAL STATES
BENZENE
COMBUSTION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DYNAMICS
TIME RESOLUTION
NONLINEAR OPTICS
GROUND STATES
LASER RADIATION