Laser resonance photoionization spectroscopy of molecules

V.S. Antonov, V.S. Letokhov^a, A.N. Shibanov
^aInstitute of Spectroscopy, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Fizicheskaya 5, Troitsk, Moscow, 108840, Russian Federation

This review concerns the important problem of resonance interaction of laser radiation with polyatomic molecules via intermediate electronic excited states. The relation between the photoionization yield and photofragmentation of molecules and the spectroscopic and physicochemical properties of molecules in excited electronic states is discussed. The application of resonance laser photoionization to ultrasensitive (down to single molecules) detection of polyatomic molecules is examined.

PACS: 33.80.Eh, 33.80.Rv, 33.80.Gj, 33.15.Ta (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU1984v027n02ABEH004026
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1984/2/a/
Citation: Antonov V S, Letokhov V S, Shibanov A N "Laser resonance photoionization spectroscopy of molecules" Sov. Phys. Usp. 27 81–105 (1984)

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Оригинал: Антонов В С, Летохов В С, Шибанов А Н «Лазерная резонансная фотоионизационная спектроскопия молекул» УФН 142 177–217 (1984); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0142.198402a.0177

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