title: Field-free alignment of molecules at room temperature.
abstract: Field-free alignment of N(2), O(2), CO, CO(2), CS(2), and C(2)H(4) molecules was experimentally achieved at room temperature by using 800 nm, 110 fs laser pulses at an intensity of 6x10(13) W/cm(2). An enhanced degree of alignment was also demonstrated by using two pulses with appropriate separation times. These results indicate that multi-pulse alignment is a feasible approach to provide macroscopic ensembles of highly aligned molecules for practical applications.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Chengyin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Zhifeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Qingqing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Qihuang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Gong