Title:	Quantum Dynamics and Laser Control for Photochemistry
Authors:	Sala, Matthieu
Keywords:	Photochemistry
Issue Date:	2016
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing Switzerland
Description:	With the advent of femtosecond laser pulses in the 1990s, real-time imaging of ultrafast molecular phenomena has become possible. They are now used in a systematic manner in pump-probe experiments to map out, in real time, nuclear motion in molecules. In the past two decades, tremendous progress has been achieved on the experimental front with the possibility to align molecules with lasers and the production of attosecond pulses. In particular, the high-harmonic generation technique that is responsible for the formation of attosecond laser pulses has been exploited to image the faster electronic motion. In this context, it becomes conceivable to create a new chemistry where all the different motions (rotational, nuclear and electronic) in a molecular process could be manipulated and controlled by laser pulses. The stakes are high and pose further substantial requirements on the development of suitable theoretical methods. In addition, one important challenge is to transfer to chemistry techniques (experimental and theoretical) that have been developed mainly by physicists and for problems in physics.
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/74487
ISBN:	978-3-319-28979-3
Appears in Collections:	Chemistry

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