E. Charron et al., FRAGMENT ANGULAR-DISTRIBUTION IN ONE-COLOR AND 2-COLOR PHOTODISSOCIATION BY STRONG LASER FIELDS, Physical review. A, 49(2), 1994, pp. 180000641-180000644
We present calculations fdr H-2(+) photodissociation in intense short
laser pulses where molecular rotation is fully included, resulting in
the experimentally observed alignment of the photofragments. In additi
on, we show that by using a coherent superposition (phase-locked) of a
fundamental radiation and its second harmonic, a strong asymmetry bet
ween the forwards and backwards proton distribution can be observed. B
oth the total dissociation probability and the asymmetry of the ion di
stribution are sensitive to the relative phase of the two colors and t
hus Subject to coherent control.