Multiphoton interactions in molecules with picosecond laser pulses. Progress report, July 15, 1984-July 14, 1985

Technical Report · Mon Mar 04 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5935323

Kwok, H S

The multiphoton excitation of vibrationally excited SF/sub 6/ and C/sub 2/F/sub 5/Cl molecules was studied both experimentally and theoretically. A very strong intensity and pulse duration dependence was found in both molecules. The results were correlated to a coherent Bloch equation description of the excitation process. Reasonably good agreement was obtained leading to a modification of previous theories of MPE. The Pulse duration of the picosecond CO/sub 2/ laser system was also remeasured leading to a better understanding of the pulse formation process. 8 refs., 4 figs.

• Research Organization: State Univ. of New York, Buffalo (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-81ER10978
• OSTI ID: 5935323
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/10978-9; ON: DE86006431
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
EXCITED STATES
FLUORIDES
FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
MULTI-PHOTON PROCESSES
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR FLUORIDES
VIBRATIONAL STATES