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Observation of fractional revivals of a molecular wave packet
Abstract
The study and control of molecular dynamics through the use of femtosecond laser techniques require an understanding of various orders of molecular wave-packet phenomena such as revivals. We present the observation of fractional revivals in a vibrational wave packet: the $B$ state of the ${\mathrm{Br}}_{2}$ molecule. Fractional revivals occur in anharmonic systems at characteristic times in the nonclassical regime when, due to dephasing between vibrational eigenstates, the wave packet partially localizes into sub-wave-packets. Half and quarter revivals were clearly observed, as well as indications of one-sixth revivals.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Vrakking, M. J. J., Villeneuve, D. M., & Stolow, A.
- Venue
- Physical Review A
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 1996-07-01
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- R37-R40
- ISSN
- 0556-2791 (ISSN-L)
- 1050-2947
- 1094-1622
- OpenAlex
- W2056739046
- Cited by
- 257
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 9.12
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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