Quasicontinuum Physics.

Abstract

Polyatomic molecules are prepared in highly excited vibrational states by short high intensity CO2 laser pulses. The excited state is probed by a second infrared pulse, or by visible fluorescence. An apparatus involving two independently tunable infrared pulses permits time-resolved infrared spectroscopy intramolecular interactions. Visible-infrared double pulse experiments permit the study of quasi-continuum vibrational absorption in an electronically excited state of the molecule. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA087622

Entities

People

  • Eli Yablonovitch
  • Nicolaas Bloembergen

Organizations

  • Harvard University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Cross Sections
  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Dissociation
  • Dye Lasers
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Gas Cells
  • Infrared Lasers
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Polyatomic Molecules
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics