A theoretical method of analyzing dynamics of laser excitation of molecular systems is presented. We use the eigenstates and eigenenergies of an effective Hamiltonian to solve directly for the time development operator matrix elements. We analytically solve for the transition probability amplitude matrix elements for a two-level system. We compare these results with computer simulations as a check on our software. We then apply our method computationally to the study of; three-level system dynamics, interaction of a single state with a manifold of 16 states (in the 'picket fence' limit), interaction of two states through a common continuum, and laser excitation of a molecular system represented by six levels. We predict the possibility of observing several phenomena dependent on the radiative intensity; radiative decoupling of radiationless transitions, optically induced radiationless transitions, intensity dependent photo-chemistry, and optical pumping of phosphoresence. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 41-03, Section: B, page: 0977. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1980.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74164 |
| Contributors | NEEDHAM, CLAUDE WILLIAM., The Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 203 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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