Experimental coherent laser control of physicochemical processes

M Dantus, VV Lozovoy - Chemical reviews, 2004 - ACS Publications
The observation of coherent dynamics ensuing from the excitation of molecular systems by
femtosecond laser pulses is at the heart of femtochemistry. The time-dependent evolution of …

Wave-packet and coherent control dynamics

K Ohmori - Annual review of physical chemistry, 2009 - annualreviews.org
This review summarizes progress in coherent control as well as relevant recent
achievements, highlighting, among several different schemes of coherent control, wave …

Laser-controlled local magnetic field with semiconductor quantum rings

YV Pershin, C Piermarocchi - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2005 - APS
We analyze theoretically the dynamics of N electrons localized in a narrow semiconductor
quantum ring under a train of phase-locked infrared laser pulses. The pulse sequence is …

Femtosecond lasers in gas phase chemistry

RE Carley, E Heesel, HH Fielding - Chemical Society Reviews, 2005 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review is intended to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art in femtosecond
laser technology and recent applications in ultrafast gas phase chemical dynamics …

How to observe coherent electron dynamics directly

HJ Suominen, A Kirrander - Physical Review Letters, 2014 - APS
Detection of electron motion by elastic scattering of short x-ray pulses from a coherent
superposition of highly excited electronic states in rare gas atoms is investigated. The laser …

Towards understanding photodegradation pathways in lignins: The role of intramolecular hydrogen bonding in excited states

JD Young, M Staniforth, JC Dean… - The Journal of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The photoinduced dynamics of the lignin building blocks syringol, guaiacol, and phenol
were studied using time-resolved ion yield spectroscopy and velocity map ion imaging …

Rydberg wavepackets in molecules: From observation to control

HH Fielding - Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem., 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Significant advances in laser technology have led to an increasing interest in the
time evolution of Rydberg wavepackets as a means to understanding, and ultimately …

Quantum control via a genetic algorithm of the field ionization pathway of a Rydberg electron

VC Gregoric, X Kang, ZC Liu, ZA Rowley, TJ Carroll… - Physical Review A, 2017 - APS
Quantum control of the pathway along which a Rydberg electron field ionizes is
experimentally and computationally demonstrated. Selective field ionization is typically done …

Excitation, dynamics, and control of rotationally autoionizing Rydberg states of H2

A Kirrander, HH Fielding, C Jungen - The Journal of chemical physics, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
The dynamics of rotationally autoionizing Rydberg states of molecular hydrogen is
investigated using a time-dependent extension of multichannel quantum defect theory, in …

Optical control of the rotational angular momentum of a molecular Rydberg wave packet

RS Minns, R Patel, JRR Verlet, HH Fielding - Physical review letters, 2003 - APS
An intuitive scheme for controlling the rotational quantum state of a Rydberg molecule is
demonstrated experimentally. We determine the accumulated phase difference between the …