M. Morgen et al., FEMTOSECOND RAMAN-INDUCED POLARIZATION SPECTROSCOPY STUDIES OF ROTATIONAL COHERENCE IN O2, N2 AND CO2, Chemical physics letters, 209(1-2), 1993, pp. 1-9
Using the femtosecond Raman-induced polarization spectroscopy (RIPS) t
echnique, we have observed ground vibronic state rotational coherence
in gaseous N2, CO2 and O2. Both theoretical and experimental studies a
re reported. The theory is in excellent agreement with experiment. At
earlier pump-probe delays, the time evolution of the polarization recu
rrence is well described by a rigid rotor model. Higher order spectros
copic constants are extracted from longer delay time spectra. The rota
tional relaxation constants for ground vibronic state N2 and O2 are al
so measured using the real-time technique.