Special Seminar: Fundamental aspects and spectroscopic applications of resonantly driven molecular rotation

Seminar
Quantum Optics Resnick seminar
Speaker
Dr. Sharly Fleischer, MIT
Date
27/01/2013 - 15:00 - 14:00Add to Calendar 2013-01-27 14:00:00 2013-01-27 15:00:00 Special Seminar: Fundamental aspects and spectroscopic applications of resonantly driven molecular rotation Fundamental aspects and spectroscopic applications of resonantly driven molecular rotation   Recent advents of intense terahertz field generation have paved the way for nonlinear spectroscopy and coherent control in this unique region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Sub-picosecond terahertz fields resonantly interact with many rotational states simultaneously, and result in repetitive molecular orientation. I will present the fundamental aspects of terahertz induced molecular rotations and its spectroscopic applications, and focus on our recent observation of non-continuous decay profiles of excited rotational populations – a general phenomenon that is revealed in a uniquely pictorial way in a multilevel rotational system. Nano center, 9th floor seminar room Department of Physics physics.dept@mail.biu.ac.il Asia/Jerusalem public
Place
Nano center, 9th floor seminar room
Abstract

Fundamental aspects and spectroscopic applications of resonantly driven molecular rotation

 

Recent advents of intense terahertz field generation have paved the way for nonlinear spectroscopy and coherent control in this unique region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Sub-picosecond terahertz fields resonantly interact with many rotational states simultaneously, and result in repetitive molecular orientation. I will present the fundamental aspects of terahertz induced molecular rotations and its spectroscopic applications, and focus on our recent observation of non-continuous decay profiles of excited rotational populations – a general phenomenon that is revealed in a uniquely pictorial way in a multilevel rotational system.

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