Strong Field Quantum Control

Regents Of The University Of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor MI

Investigators

Abstract

This award supports an extensive research program in the area of strong field quantum control of atomic and molecular processes. The research encompasses four areas: 1) studies of non-sequential strong-field photoionization, with a principal focus on the problem of multiple ionization in strong laser fields; 2) strong-field control of intra-molecular processes, using programmed rotating linearly polarized laser fields to produce rovibrational redistributions within the molecule; 3) studies of sculpted wave packets, with a focus on the mutual entanglement of multiple Rydberg atoms; and 4) search for strong-field algorithms for bond-selective molecular excitation.