Effect of rotations on stabilization in high-intensity photodissociation of H2+

Abstract

Photodissociation probabilities of rotationless H[sub 2][sup +] at [lambda]=769 nm, from numerical solutions of the time-dependent Schroedinger equation, exhibit minima which are attributed to trapping in one- and three-photon field-induced potential wells, leading to molecular stabilization. Rotational excitations are shown to destroy the three-photon stabilization, whereas the one-photon trapping and stabilization of the bound molecular states at high intensities can persist in the presence of rotational excitation.