Resolving vibrational wave-packet dynamics of D2(+) using multicolor probe pulses

Opt Lett. 2012 Jul 15;37(14):2922-4. doi: 10.1364/OL.37.002922.

Abstract

We demonstrate the generation and real-time observation of the vibrational wave packet of D(2)(+) by using a sub-10-fs extreme UV high-harmonic pump pulse and a three-color probe laser pulse whose wavelength ranges from near-IR to vacuum UV. This multicolor pump-probe scheme can provide us with a powerful experimental tool for investigating a variety of wave packets evolving with a time scale of ~20 fs.