ROTATIONAL QUASI-ENERGIES IN THE PHOTODISSOCIATION OF A MOLECULE IN ALASER FIELD

We consider the interaction of a rotating molecule with a strong linea rly polarized light field with allowance for photodissociation, i.e., electronic transitions between the ground state and the lower unstable term. Raman-type transitions between rotational levels of the ground term caused by photodissociation are also taken into account. The rota tional spectrum of an ion H of a hydrogen molecule is numerically simu lated. Parameters of asymptotic dependences of the locations and width s of modified rotational levels on the strength of the light field are determined.