Time-Resolved Spectroscopy

Thomas Weinacht is a Professor of Physics at Stony Brook University in New York. He received his B.S. in physics from the University of Toronto 1995 and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Michigan in 2000. He started his position at Stony Brook University in 2002. His research focuses on controlling and following molecular dynamics with strong-field ultrafast laser pulses. He has published extensively in both physics and chemistry journals, with an emphasis on interpreting experimental measurements. His research group has developed a number of experimental techniques, and he has organized multiple international conferences and workshops in the field of time-resolved spectroscopy. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society. Brett Pearson is an Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. He obtained a B.A. in physics in 1997 from Grinnell College and then a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Michigan in 2004. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Stony Brook University before moving to his current position. At Dickinson, Brett teaches across the curriculum and works with undergraduate students on research related to both ultrafast pulse shaping and single-photon quantum mechanics.

Contents



Preface ix



Authors xi



Part I Introduction and Background 1



Chapter 1 Introduction 3



Chapter 2 Molecular Structure 11



Chapter 3 Light–Matter Interaction 41



Chapter 4 Introduction to Experimental Techniques 63



Part II Quantum Dynamics in One Dimension 73



Chapter 5 Field-Free Dynamics 75



Chapter 6 Field-Driven Dynamics 93



Part III Measurements of One Dimensional Dynamics 113



Chapter 7 Incoherent Measurements in 1D 115



Chapter 8 Coherent Optical Measurements in 1D 141



Chapter 9 Coherent Diffractive Measurements in 1D 165



Part IV Quantum Dynamics in Multiple Dimensions 183



Chapter 10 Explicit Approach to N-D Dynamics 185



Chapter 11 Implicit Approaches to N-D Dynamics 205



Part V Measurements of Multidimensional Dynamics 215



Chapter 12 Incoherent Measurements in ND 217



Chapter 13 Coherent Optical Measurements in ND 241



Chapter 14 Coherent Diffractive Measurements in ND 275



Chapter 15 One System, Multiple Approaches 283



Appendix A Quantum Mechanics Essentials 297



Appendix B Experimental Considerations 317



Appendix C Additional Problems 325



Bibliography 327



Index 337