Abstract
We consider laser alignment of ortho and para spin isomers of water molecules by using strong and short off-resonance laser pulses. A single pulse is found to create distinct transient alignment and antialignment of the isomeric species. We demonstrate selective alignment of one isomeric species (leaving the other species randomly oriented) by a pair of two laser pulses.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 209-211 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Ultrafast Phenomena Xvi |
| Volume | 92 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Event | 16th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena - Stresa, ITALY Duration: 9 Jun 2008 → 13 Jun 2008 |