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Chaos and multiple photon absorption

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6939271

An anharmonic vibrational mode of a molecule, driven by an intense infrared laser and coupled to a quasi-continuum of background modes, is found to undergo chaotic oscillations. This chaos leads to predominantly fluence-dependent rather than intensity-dependent multiple-photon absorption, as is found experimentally. The loss of coherence is associated with the decay of temporal correlation of background-mode oscillations.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
6939271
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-84-1734; CONF-8406125-1; ON: DE84012577
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English