• DocumentCode
    355677
  • Title

    Chemistry in molecular traps

  • Author

    Ivanov, Misha Yu ; Matusek, D.R. ; Wright, J.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Steacie Inst. for Molecular Sci., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    7-7 June 1996
  • Firstpage
    238
  • Lastpage
    239
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. Use of the Stark shift in intense infrared laser fields to trap and align molecules has been proposed recently. For the ground state of a molecule the Stark shift in a low frequency laser field is negative. It increases in absolute value when the molecule approaches the center of the focal spot and peaks for molecular orientation parallel to the polarization of the electric field. We study the effect of Stark shift on the interaction of trapped molecules, in particular on the exchange reactions.
  • Keywords
    Stark effect; chemical reactions; laser beam effects; radiation pressure; Stark shift; absolute value; electric field polarisation; exchange reactions; focal spot; ground state; intense infrared laser fields; low frequency laser field; molecular orientation; molecular trap chemistry; molecule alignment; trapped molecules; Chemical lasers; Chemistry; Electron traps; Frequency; Hydrogen; Ionization; Laser transitions; Polarization; Protons; Spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-444-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    865831