Two-colour sub-Doppler circular dichroism: a four-vector correlation molecular dynamics experiment for inelastic and reactive collisions

Abstract

The technique of two-colour sub-Doppler circular dichroism (SDCD) is described and a four-vector correlation molecular dynamics experiment is demonstrated. Results are given for elastic and inelastic collisional processes between Li₂ and the rare gases Ar and Xe. The technique is of wide applicability and could be used to study the dynamics of elastic, inealstic and reactive collisions.