Isotope Effects on Two-Photon Population Transfer Processes of HF and DF

Abstract

The isotope effects of XF (X=H, D) on the population transfer process via two-photon resonance excitation are investigated by solving the time-dependent Schrödinger equation. The vibrational levels υ=0 and 2 of the ground electronic state are taken to be the initial and target states, respectively, for the two molecular systems. The influences of the field peak amplitude and pulse duration on the population transfer process are discussed in detail. The pulse duration is required to be longer than 860 fs for the DF molecule to achieve a relatively high transfer probability (more than 80%), while the one for the HF molecule is just required to be longer than 460 fs. Moreover, the intermediate level υ=1 and the higher level υ=3 may play more important roles in the two-photon resonance process for the DF molecule, compared to the roles in the process for the HF molecule.