title: Pump-probe spectroscopy of molecules driven by infrared field in both ground and excited electronic states.
abstract: Pump-probe spectra of molecules driven by strong infrared (IR) field in both ground and excited states are studied theoretically. The role of the final state interaction becomes important when pump and probe pulses overlap, and the Rabi frequency is comparable with the lifetime broadening of the excited state and the duration of the pump pulse. Our theoretical approach is applied to x-ray absorption of nitrogen molecule and valence photoionization of carbon monoxide. It is shown that IR-x-ray pump-probe spectroscopy can directly evidence the delocalization of core hole.
authors.affiliation: Theoretical Chemistry, Roslagstullsbacken 15, Royal Institute of Technology, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden. freddy@theochem.kth.s
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gel'mukhanov