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View SchemaThe Role of the Gouy Phase in the Coherent Phase Control of the Photoionization and Photodissociation of Vinyl Chloride
| Authors | Vishal J. Barge, Zhan Hu, Joyce Willig, Robert J. Gordon |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0612119 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0612119 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.263001 |
Abstract
We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally that the Gouy phase of a focused laser beam may be used to control the photo-induced reactions of a polyatomic molecule. Quantum mechanical interference between one- and three-photon excitation of vinyl chloride produces a small phase lag between the dissociation and ionization channels on the axis of the molecular beam. Away from the axis, the Gouy phase introduces a much larger phase lag that agrees quantitatively with theory without any adjustable parameters.
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