title: The influence of the optical pulse shape on excited state dynamics in provitamin D3.
abstract: Broadband visible transient absorption spectroscopy was used to characterize the excited state population of 7-dehydrocholesterol (provitamin D3, DHC) following excitation by UV pulses with systematically varied linear chirp. These experiments demonstrate that the phase of the excitation pulse can modify the observed excited state decay. The results suggest that coherent mechanisms involving multiple interfering pathways may be exploited to control branching between excited state pathways and manipulate product formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Kuo-Chun
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Roseanne J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sension
mesh_terms: D003684:Dehydrocholesterols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D003684:Dehydrocholesterols; C016705:7-dehydrocholesterol