Laser Control of Chemical Dynamics

Contents
Preface
About the Author
1. Introduction
	References
2. Semiclassical Representation of Photon Field and Laser-Matter Interaction
	References
3. Floquet Theorem and Dressed State Picture
	References
4. Zhu-Nakamura Theory of Nonadiabatic Transition
	4.1 Basic Parameters
	4.2 Classically Allowed Transition
		4.2.1 Landau-Zener Type (E ≥ E2(R0))
		4.2.2 Nonadiabatic Tunneling Type (E ≥ Eb)
	4.3 Classically Forbidden Transition
		4.3.1 Landau-Zener Type (E ≤ E2(R0))
		4.3.2 Nonadiabatic Tunneling Type
			4.3.2.1 At Energies in between Et and Eb (Eb ≥ E ≥ Et)
			4.3.2.2 At Energies Lower than Et (E ≤ Et)
	4.4 How to Use the Theory in Multi-Dimensional Dynamics
		4.4.1 Classically Allowed Case
		4.4.2 Classically Forbidden Case
			4.4.2.1 Nonadiabatic tunneling type
			4.4.2.2 Landau-Zener type
	References
5. Periodic Sweeping (Chirping) of Laser Parameters
	5.1 Basic Theory of Periodic Sweeping
	5.2 Selective and Complete Excitation of Energy Levels
		5.2.1 In the Case of Three and Four Levels
			5.2.1.1 Three-level (1 + 2) Case
			5.2.1.2 Four-level (1 + 3) Case
		5.2.2 Ring-Puckering Isomerization of Tri-methylenimine
		5.2.3 Selective Excitation of Fine Structure States of K and Cs Atoms
			5.2.3.1 In the case of K
			5.2.3.2 In the case of Cs
	5.3 Excitation and Photo-Dissociation of Diatomic Molecules by Chirped Pulses
		5.3.1 Photo-Dissociation of LiH from a Non-equilibrium Displaced Position
		5.3.2 Photo-Dissociation of NaK
	References
6. Complete Reflection Phenomenon
	6.1 Basic Idea
	6.2 Photo-Dissociation Branching of HI
	6.3 Photo-Dissociation of CH3SH
	6.4 Photo-Dissociation of HOD
	References
7. Guided Optimal Control Theory and Directed Momentum Method
	7.1 Basic Theory
	7.2 Photo-Conversion of CHD to HT
	7.3 Selective Photo-Dissociation of OHCl
	7.4 Vibrational Isomerization of HCN
	References
8. Enhancement and Suppression of Chemical Reactions by Continuous Wave Laser
	8.1 Barrier Penetration Reaction
	8.2 Nonadiabatic Tunneling-Type Reaction
	Appendix
	References
9. Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives
	References
Index