Abstract
The quantum state of a one-dimensional molecular vibration can be reconstructed via molecular emission tomography [T. J. Dunn, I. A. Walmsley, and S. Mukamel, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 884 (1995)] even in the case of anharmonic potentials. We assume a Morse-oscillator model for the vibration and calculate analytically the irregular wave functions. These mathematical objects serve as ingredients of the reconstruction procedure [U. Leonhardt and M. G. Raymer, Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 1989 (1996)]. Additionally, we show why the observation time until the revival of order 1/2 is sufficient for an accurate state determination.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3164-3172 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Physical Review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics |
| Volume | 55 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 1997 |
Keywords
- TOMOGRAPHY
- DYNAMICS
- PHASE