White-light-induced fragmentation of toluene.
Phys Rev Lett
; 88(2): 023001, 2002 Jan 14.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11801008
ABSTRACT
We investigate the influence of continuum generation on the photofragmentation dynamics of the toluene molecule. By sending an 80-fs Tisapphire laser beam through a 2-mm-thick CaF2 plate we show that even moderately broadened laser frequency spectra considerably increase the degree of fragmentation, while it is nearly absent without continuum generation. The measured broadening of the frequency spectra and the known Raman-active vibrational modes of toluene afford an explanation in terms of a stimulated Raman scattering scheme, in which the molecule absorbs large amounts of vibrational energy.
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Phys Rev Lett
Year:
2002
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany