ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Two-photon pure rotational transitions in the symmetric top CF3CCH have been observed with a pulsed beam Fourier transform crossed-cavity spectrometer modified to allow the application of a static Stark field. Transient one-photon emission signals at ν0=17 267 MHz for transitions between the levels (J=3,K,M) and (2,K,M) are generated for KM≠0 by the application of intense pulses at ν0/2. It has been demonstrated that the two-photon transitions occur within an effectively isolated two-level system as a result of the first order ac Stark effect. Quantitative studies of the intensities as a function of pulse length and power show that the two-photon transition probability in the microwave region is well represented by the theoretical model used by Meerts, Ozier, and Hougen [J. Chem. Phys. 90, 4681 (1989)] to treat multiphoton transitions in a two-level system whose one-photon frequency is (approximately-less-than)1 MHz. A description is given of the spectrometer with emphasis on the modifications made for two-photon studies.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.458253
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