Three Dimensional Orientation of Complex Molecules Excited by Two-Color Femtosecond Pulses
Long Xu,
Ilia Tutunnikov,
Yehiam Prior
et al.
Abstract:We study the excitation of asymmetric-top (including chiral) molecules by two-color femtosecond laser pulses. In the cases of non-chiral asymmetric-top molecules excited by an orthogonally polarized two-color pulse, we demonstrate, classically and quantum mechanically, three-dimensional orientation. For chiral molecules, we show that the orientation induced by a cross-polarized twocolor pulse is enantioselective along the laser propagation direction, namely, the two enantiomers are oriented in opposite directi… Show more
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