Abstract
The redistribution of energy in large molecules has been the subject of intense interest for the past several years. To a significant degree, the dynamics of these processes depend on the intrinsic properties of individual molecular eigenstates: their decay widths, frequency spacings, and electronic, vibrational, and rotational character. However, to resolve such states, and gain insight into problems of chemical interest, one needs to achieve a frequency resolution approaching 1 MHz in the near-UV region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The successful achievement of this objective using a newly constructed laser spectrometer and some of its first applications to problems in molecular structure and dynamics are described.
© 1989 Optical Society of America
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