@article{5821,
  author = {D. J. Maas and D. I. Duncan and A. F. G. van der Meer and W. J. van der Zande and L. D. Noordam},
  title = {Vibrational ladder climbing in NO by ultrashort infrared laser pulses},
  abstract = {The anharmonic vibrational ladder of nitric oxide (NO) is climbed by irradiating the molecule with femtosecond infrared (IR) pulses. The free-electron laser FELIX is tuned to lambda = 5.3 mu m with a bandwidth of Delta lambda = 0.3 mu m, corresponding to a pulse duration of 150 femtoseconds. Transfer to the excited states of NO is monitored by 1+1 REMPI. Population is found up to upsilon '' = 5, the highest level within reach of the IR bandwidth. The average transfer per step of the ladder is found to be 17%. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.},
  year = {1997},
  journal = {Chemical Physics Letters},
  volume = {270},
  number = {1-2},
  pages = {45-49},
  month = {May 16},
  isbn = {0009-2614},
  doi = {10.1016/s0009-2614(97)00323-0},
  language = {eng},
}