Laser-induced alignment and orientation of quantum-state-selected large molecules
Chemical Physics
2009-01-12 v1 Atomic and Molecular Clusters
Atomic Physics
Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract
A strong inhomogeneous static electric field is used to spatially disperse a supersonic beam of polar molecules, according to their quantum state. We show that the molecules residing in the lowest-lying rotational states can be selected and used as targets for further experiments. As an illustration, we demonstrate an unprecedented degree of laser-induced 1D alignment and strong orientation of state-selected iodobenzene molecules. This method should enable experiments on pure samples of polar molecules in their rotational ground state, offering new opportunities in molecular science.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0810.2307,
title = {Laser-induced alignment and orientation of quantum-state-selected large molecules},
author = {Lotte Holmegaard and Jens H. Nielsen and Iftach Nevo and Henrik Stapelfeldt and Frank Filsinger and Jochen Küpper and Gerard Meijer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.2307},
year = {2009}
}