Abstract
Control of coherent ground surface dynamics is achieved by varying the intensity of a resonant ultrafast pump pulse. This pulse cycles amplitude between the ground and excited electronic surfaces resulting in a momentum kick and a coordinate dependent loss of amplitude, creating a nonstationary vibrational distribution: the 'V' jump. A qualitative change in composition occurs for intensities above π pulse conditions. The induced dynamics is observed by a delayed pulse which is dispersed and analyzed against time or as a two-dimensional frequency plot. Such an analysis makes it possible to distinguish the contributions of high vibrational harmonics to the dynamics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 211-217 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
Volume | 229 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 28 Oct 1994 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This researchh asbeen supportedb y the Binational United States-Israel Science Foundation and the Israel Science foundation. The Farkas and the Fritz Haber Research Centers are supported by the Minerva Gesellschaft fur die Forschung, GmbH Munchen, FRG.