Collision-induced energy absorption and vibrational excitation by intense laser radiation in CH/sub 3/F

Forber, R A; McNair, R E; Fulghum, S F; Feld, M S; Feldman, B J

Title: Collision-induced energy absorption and vibrational excitation by intense laser radiation in CH/sub 3/F

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Vibrational energy absorption and transfer in diatomic and polyatomic molecules from intense resonant laser pulses is studied in the regime where energy flow is determined by vibrational--vibrational (V--V) collisions. Simple theoretical models for single mode (diatomic) and two mode (polyatomic) oscillators, based on coupled rate equations with the addition of a laser pumping term, are presented. By invoking quasiequilibrium (temperature) assumptions on the vibrational level populations (confirmed with computer simulations) simple expressions are derived for the absorbed energy in the single mode case; and for two modes similar formulas based on a two-temperature model are derived and discussed in relation to the one mode model. For many cases of interest, CH/sub 3/F included, the influence of a second mode on the total energy absorption is insignificant, with most of the energy flowing into the mode being pumped at nearly the same rate as for a single mode oscillator. The experimental work studies the absorption of the P(32) line of CO/sub 2/ by /sup 13/CH/sub 3/F, and the subsequent energy transfer among the several modes of the molecule. Approximately 1/4 J over 2 to 3 ..mu..sec delivers several quanta per molecule to the vibrational degrees of dreedom. Fitting the theoretical modelmore »« less

Authors:: Forber, R A; McNair, R E; Fulghum, S F; Feld, M S; Feldman, B J

Publication Date:: Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

Research Org.:: Department of Physics and Spectroscopy Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

OSTI Identifier:: 5362898

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 72:9

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; MOLECULE-MOLECULE COLLISIONS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITATION; LASER RADIATION; VIBRATIONAL STATES; ABSORPTION; COLLISIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; EXCITED STATES; HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; MOLECULE COLLISIONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATIONS; 640304* - Atomic, Molecular & Chemical Physics- Collision Phenomena

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                    Forber, R A, McNair, R E, Fulghum, S F, Feld, M S, and Feldman, B J. Collision-induced energy absorption and vibrational excitation by intense laser radiation in CH/sub 3/F.  United States: N. p., 1980. 
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                    Forber, R A, McNair, R E, Fulghum, S F, Feld, M S, & Feldman, B J. Collision-induced energy absorption and vibrational excitation by intense laser radiation in CH/sub 3/F.  United States.

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                    Forber, R A, McNair, R E, Fulghum, S F, Feld, M S, and Feldman, B J. 1980.  
        "Collision-induced energy absorption and vibrational excitation by intense laser radiation in CH/sub 3/F".  United States.

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@article{osti_5362898,

  title        = {Collision-induced energy absorption and vibrational excitation by intense laser radiation in CH/sub 3/F},

  author       = {Forber, R A and McNair, R E and Fulghum, S F and Feld, M S and Feldman, B J},

  abstractNote = {Vibrational energy absorption and transfer in diatomic and polyatomic molecules from intense resonant laser pulses is studied in the regime where energy flow is determined by vibrational--vibrational (V--V) collisions. Simple theoretical models for single mode (diatomic) and two mode (polyatomic) oscillators, based on coupled rate equations with the addition of a laser pumping term, are presented. By invoking quasiequilibrium (temperature) assumptions on the vibrational level populations (confirmed with computer simulations) simple expressions are derived for the absorbed energy in the single mode case; and for two modes similar formulas based on a two-temperature model are derived and discussed in relation to the one mode model. For many cases of interest, CH/sub 3/F included, the influence of a second mode on the total energy absorption is insignificant, with most of the energy flowing into the mode being pumped at nearly the same rate as for a single mode oscillator. The experimental work studies the absorption of the P(32) line of CO/sub 2/ by /sup 13/CH/sub 3/F, and the subsequent energy transfer among the several modes of the molecule. Approximately 1/4 J over 2 to 3 ..mu..sec delivers several quanta per molecule to the vibrational degrees of dreedom. Fitting the theoretical model to the measured absorption produces a V--V rate constant of ..gamma../sub V/V =1.0 +- 0.5 ..mu..sec/sup -1/ Torr/sup -1/ for the ..nu../sub 3/ mode. A determination of the energy partitioning among the several modes, by means of a technique for measuring the absolute energy stored in each, shows that roughly 50% of the absorbed energy is stored in the ..nu../sub 3/ vibration with the remainder distributed among the other modes. Detailed knowledge of the partitioning allows confirmation of a specific energy flow path for CH/sub 3/F.},

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  volume       = 72:9,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980},

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