Direct observation of anharmonic coupling in the time domain with femtosecond stimulated Raman scattering

Phys Rev Lett. 2006 Jun 16;96(23):238303. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.238303. Epub 2006 Jun 15.

Abstract

Off-resonant impulsive Raman excitation is used to initiate nonstationary nuclear motion in low-frequency vibrational modes of deuterio-chloroform. Femtosecond time-resolved stimulated Raman probing of the high-frequency C-D stretch reveals additional vibrational sidebands that arise as a result of anharmonic coupling between the impulsively excited low-frequency and the probed high-frequency vibrations. These experiments illustrate the detailed molecular information on anharmonic and reactive surfaces available from multidimensional femtosecond stimulated Raman techniques.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Chloroform / analysis
  • Chloroform / chemistry*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Light
  • Models, Chemical*
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman / methods*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Chloroform