Selective nonresonant photodissociation of molecules

V. N. Genkin, M. S. Kitai, V. V. Sokolov


Abstract: It is shown that the probabilities of transitions from the ground to highly excited vibrational states of a molecule depend strongly on the binding energy and atomic masses. An analysis is made of the possibility of using this effect in selective photodissociation of molecules of different isotopic compositions.

UDC: 539.196.6

PACS: 82.50.Et, 28.60.+s

Received: 30.11.1975

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1977, 7:1, 71–73