Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.103, No.17, 7359-7373, 1995
Coherent Control of Photodissociation in Intense Laser Fields
The fragmentation dynamics of the hydrogen molecular ion H-2(+) and of its isotopic derivate HD+ subjected to an intense pulsed laser radiation are studied using quantum wave packet propagations, It is shown that bichromatic optical excitations are subject to a high degree of control through the variation of the relative phase between the two fields. A phase-locked (omega,2 omega) laser pulse is used to induce asymmetry in the angular distribution of the emitted fragments. In addition, an appreciable isotope separation in the fragmentation of HD+ is predicted. The critical role of quantum molecular interferences in such phase-controllable processes is demonstrated.
Keywords:2-COLOR MULTIPHOTON IONIZATION;TRANSFORMED HAMILTONIAN THEORY;ABOVE-THRESHOLD-DISSOCIATION;HYDROGEN MOLECULAR ION;ANGULAR-DISTRIBUTIONS;SCHRODINGER-EQUATION;PHOTO-DISSOCIATION;SYMMETRY-BREAKING;CROSS-SECTIONS;H-2+