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Overview
This book details advances in the studies of chemical dynamics and photochemistry using emerging laser technologies. It examines both theoretical and experimental advances in this field and includes such topics as efficient selectivity in chemical reactions, new pulse shaping techniques, and new tool for realistic control and manipulation of molecules.
Synopsis
Addressing the coherent control of molecular processes in weak fields, the first section comprises 12 chapters on such topics as laser control of selective preparation of preoriented enantiomers from their racemate, selective excitation among closely lying multilevels, and double-pulse manipulation of vibrational wave packets in HgAr van der Waal complex. The next part (six chapters), covers the mechanisms of strong-field control of chemical reactivity using tailored laser pulses and intense laser-induced electron transfer and structure deformation of molecules. In the last section, manipulation and alignment of molecules with laser fields is covered. Some topics include the prospects for all-optical alignment and quantum state control of nonpolar molecules and the propensity of molecules to spatially align in linearly polarized, intense light fields. Distributed by Oxford U. Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR