Molecular Orientation and Alignment by Intense Single-Cycle THz Pulses
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Fleischer, Shar-Li Karl
Zhou, Yan
Field, Robert W.
Nelson, Keith Adam
Date Issued
October 2011
Journal
Physical Review Letters
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American Physical Society (APS)
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Fleischer, Sharly et al. “Molecular Orientation and Alignment by Intense Single-Cycle THz Pulses.” Physical Review Letters 107.16 (2011): n. pag. Web. 27 Jan. 2012. © 2011 American Physical Society
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Abstract
Intense single-cycle THz pulses resonantly interacting with molecular rotations are shown to induce field-free orientation and alignment under ambient conditions. We calculate and measure the degree of both orientation and alignment induced by the THz field in an OCS gas sample, and correlate between the two observables. The data presents the first observation of THz-induced molecular alignment in the gas phase.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.163603
