Jian-Qiao Meng

Raman-induced vibrational coherence control of bond-selective HOD photodissociation with two UV pulses.

Selective bond cleavage in polyatomic molecules remains a key challenge in chemical physics and femtochemistry because vibrational energy rapidly redistributes, hindering targeted bond activation. Here, we theoretically show that two ultraviolet pulses enable mode-selective photodissociation in HOD, which has distinct...