title: Interaction of excess electrons with water molecules at the early stage of laser-induced plasma generation in water
abstract: Forward and backward stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) of OH stretching vibrations are measured when an intense 40 ps pulsed beam is focused into water. Characteristic features related to the interaction of OH groups with excess electrons generated by the strong laser irradiation are observed. The SRS spectra are indicative of the important role which excess electrons play in transient enhancement of the SRS at the initial stage of laser-induced plasma generation in water. The hydration structures around the excess electrons in water are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yui
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawada