TY - JOUR
T1 - Infrared Multiphoton Excitation of Small Molecules
AU - Bloembergen, N.
AU - Burak, I.
AU - Mazur, E.
AU - Simpson, T. B.
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - The collisionless infrared multiphoton excitation of small molecules, OCS, SO2, NO2 and DN3 is discussed. Despite the small absorbance of IR photons by these molecules, evidence for the population of highly excited vibronic levels below the dissociation threshold is obtained. Multiphoton dissociation is observed, as well. The average number of photons absorbed and dissociation yields depend predominately on the laser intensity. High order multiphoton processes couple the ground vibrational level with the quasicontinuum of excited levels below and above the dissociation threshold.
AB - The collisionless infrared multiphoton excitation of small molecules, OCS, SO2, NO2 and DN3 is discussed. Despite the small absorbance of IR photons by these molecules, evidence for the population of highly excited vibronic levels below the dissociation threshold is obtained. Multiphoton dissociation is observed, as well. The average number of photons absorbed and dissociation yields depend predominately on the laser intensity. High order multiphoton processes couple the ground vibrational level with the quasicontinuum of excited levels below and above the dissociation threshold.
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U2 - 10.1002/ijch.198400031
DO - 10.1002/ijch.198400031
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AN - SCOPUS:84985108659
SN - 0021-2148
VL - 24
SP - 179
EP - 186
JO - Israel Journal of Chemistry
JF - Israel Journal of Chemistry
IS - 3
ER -