Studies of complex systems in intense, ultrafast mid-infrared laser fields
Abstract
The proposal lays out a research plan to study complex molecular systems and clusters in intense mid-infrared pulses. Motivated by recent experiments on the C-H vibration modes of n-dodecane molecules where large amounts of energy absorption were measured, the PI (Blaga) proposes a series of experiments to uncover the details of the vibrationally-resonant energy deposition mechanism and the dynamics of the ultrafast fragmentation process. The primary goal of the study is to demonstrate that in these molecular clusters, hot ions can be directly generated via resonant vibrational pumping on femtosecond timescales, without the need of an electron-ion heating mechanism.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 23, 2016
- Source ID
- FA95501510203
Entities
People
- Cosmin Blaga
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Ohio State University
- United States Air Force