title: Excitation, dynamics, and control of rotationally autoionizing Rydberg states of H2.
abstract: The dynamics of rotationally autoionizing Rydberg states of molecular hydrogen is investigated using a time-dependent extension of multichannel quantum defect theory, in which the time-dependent wave packets are constructed using first-order perturbation theory. An analytical expression for the complex excitation function for a sequence of Gaussian excitation pulses is derived and then employed to investigate the influence of pairs of pulses with well-defined phase differences on the decay dynamics and final-state composition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kirrander
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Fielding
authors.forename: Ch
authors.initials: Ch
authors.lastname: Jungen