Thermalization in Multiphoton Excitation of Molecules.

Abstract

The thermalization of coherent multiphoton excitation of molecules is examined. An inspection of the level distribution of a driven anharmonic oscillator, which is subject to energy and phase dissipation to a bath, reveals that phase relaxation (dephasing) due to the bath perturbation plays a major role in the thermalization process. Keywords: Thermalization; Multiphoton excitation; Laser-driven Anharmonic oscillator; Energy relaxation; Phase relaxation; Density matrix.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA162113

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  • Thomas F. George
  • Xi-yi Huang

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  • University at Buffalo

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