Advances in multi-photon processes and spectroscopy . Volume 17 / / edited by S.H. Lin, A.A. Vilaeys, Y. Fujimura

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910808545003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2006
• ISBN: 1-281-90898-3; 9786611908980; 981-270-715-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (228 p.)
• Collana: Advances in Multi-Photon Processes and Spectroscopy ; ; v.17
• Altri autori (Persone): FujimuraY (Yuichi); LinS. H <1937-> (Sheng Hsien); VillaeysA. A
• Disciplina: 543.8
• Soggetti: Molecular spectra; Multiphoton processes; Spectrum analysis
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Probing Orbital Symmetries and Ionization Dynamics of Simple Molecules With Femtosecond Laser Pulses C. D. Lin and X. M. Tong; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Probing Molecular Orbital Symmetry with Sub-10 fs Laser Pulses; 1.2.1. Molecular tunneling ionization theory; 1.2.2. Alignment dependence of tunneling ionization rates and the symmetry of molecular orbitals; 1.3. Attosecond Molecular Clocks: Time-Resolved Double Ionization Dynamics of H2 and D2 Molecules; 1.3.1. Dynamics of double ionization of H2 by femtosecond lasers; 1.3.2. Theory of double ionization of H2 by femtosecond lasers: rescattering region 1.3.3. Control the time sequence of double ionization by tuning laser parameters; 1.4. Probing Nonclassical Vibrational Wave Packets on Two Potential Surfaces; 1.5. Summary and Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; 2 Generalization and Application to Molecular Systems of Keldysh's Atomic Photoionization Theory K. Mishima, K. Nagaya, M. Hayashi, S. H. Lin and E. W. Schlag; 2.1. General Introduction; 2.2. Original Atomic Keldysh Theory; 2.3. ; Generalization of the Original Atomic Keldysh Theory; 2.3.1. Introduction 2.3.2. Theory-atomic case; 2.3.3. Theory-diatomic molecule case; 2.3.4. Results and discussion; 2.4. Coulomb Correction of the Atomic Keldysh Theory; 2.4.1. Introduction; 2.4.2. Theory; 2.4.3. Results and discussion; 2.5. Application to Large Polyatomic Molecules; 2.5.1. Introduction; 2.5.2. Theory; 2.5.2.1. Molecular Coulomb-corrected Volkov function of electron; 2.5.2.2. Photoionization rate of spatially aligned molecules in the linearly polarized electric field; 2.5.3. Computational method - ab initio calculation; 2.5.4. Numerical results and discussion; 2.5.4.1. Ab initio calculation 2.5.4.2. Photoionization rates of all-trans polyacetylene radicals (CnHn+2, n = 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 27); 2.6. Extension of the Atomic Keldysh Theory to Molecular Photoionization Processes; 2.6.1. Introduction; 2.6.2. Theory; 2.6.3. Computational methods; 2.6.3.1. Ab initio calculation; 2.6.3.2. Calculation of Franck-Condon factors; 2.6.4. Numerical results and discussion; 2.6.5. Introduction; 2.6.6. Theory; 2.6.7. Computational methods; 2.6.7.1. Ab initio calculation; 2.6.7.2. Calculation of potential energy curves and Franck-Condon factors; 2.6.8. Numerical results and discussion 2.7. Towards the Realization of the Quantum Chemistry Approach to Tunneling Photoionization Processes in Strong Laser Fields; 2.8. Ab Initio/RRKM Approach to the Elucidation of the Mechanism of Photoionization and Photodissociation of Molecules in Intense Laser Fields; 2.9. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Appendix; Appendix A. Saddle-Point Method for Integrals with a Singularity; Appendix B. Compact Forms of L(p) Defined by Eq. (64); Appendix C. Definition of N(r, w, I0, I0, B,C) in Eqs. (66) and (79); Appendix D. Definition of N(r,r,w, I0, A, B) and Integrated Form of Eq. (121)
• Sommario/riassunto: Among others, chemistry, physics, biology, and material sciences have seen a rapid growth in both experimental and theoretical studies of multi-photon processes and spectroscopy of atoms, ions and molecules. This book is an important addition to an advanced series that contains review papers readable not only by active researchers in these areas, but also by those who are intending to enter the field. Written by experts in the area, the reviews are self-contained to allow readers to grasp the key concepts without much preparation. This volume will be useful to active researchers as well