We review the theory of intense laser alignment of molecules and present a survey of the
many recent developments in this rapidly evolving field. Starting with a qualitative discussion …

▪ Abstract Femtosecond time-resolved photoelectron imaging (TRPEI) is a variant of time-
resolved photoelectron spectroscopy used in the study of gas-phase photoinduced …

Single-electron wavefunctions, or orbitals, are the mathematical constructs used to describe
the multi-electron wavefunction of molecules. Because the highest-lying orbitals are …

A. Photoelectron Spectrometers B. Coincidence Techniques C. Femtosecond Laser
Technology V. Comparison of Time-Resolved Ion With TRPES Measurements A. Mass …

We show experimentally that field-free alignment of iodobenzene molecules, induced by a
single, intense, linearly polarized 1.4-ps-long laser pulse, can be strongly enhanced by …

Spectroscopy aims at extracting information about matter through its interaction with light.
However, when performed on gas and liquid phases as well as solid phases lacking long …

We demonstrate a high level of laser-induced transient alignment in room temperature and
density N 2 with a technique that avoids laser field ionization. Our measured alignment …

Orientation and alignment of molecules by ultrashort laser pulses is crucial for a variety of
applications and has long been of interest in physics and chemistry, with the special …

We investigate strategies for field-free three dimensional molecular axis alignment using
strong nonresonant laser fields under experimentally realistic conditions. Using the …

We introduce a new scheme for controlling the sense of molecular rotation. By varying the
polarization and the delay between two ultrashort laser pulses, we induce unidirectional …