1 Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; 2 Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin 132022, China; 3 Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; 4 College of Electronic Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; 5 General Hospital of FAW, Changchun 130011, China
Abstract We experimentally and numerically investigate CH3I molecular alignment by using a femtosecond laser and a hexapole. The hexapole provides the |111> rotational state condition at 4.5-kV hexapole rod voltage. Based on this single rotational state, an enhanced alignment degree of 0.73 is achieved. Our experimental results are in agreement with the simulation results. We experimentally obtain the ion velocity map images and show the influence of the initial rotational-state population. With the I+ ion images and angular distributions at different pump-probe delay time, the alignment and anti-alignment phenomena are further demonstrated. The molecules will be under field-free conditions when the laser effect disappears completely at the full revival time. Our work shows that the quantum control and spatial control on CH3I molecules can be realized and molecular coordinate frame can be obtained for further molecular experiment.
(Electric and magnetic moments (and derivatives), polarizability, and magnetic susceptibility)
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11574116, 11534004, 10704028, and 11474123) and the Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province, China (Grant No. 20170101154JC).
Corresponding Authors:
Fu-Chun Liu
E-mail: lfc@jlu.edu.cn
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