Magnetic sublevel specific stimulated Raman pumping of molecular H 2
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The magnetic sublevel specific preparation of the uX Sg 1 ,v51,J51& state of molecular H2 using stimulated Raman pumping with circularly polarized light to saturate the Q01(1) transition is reported. The intensities of S branch rotational Raman scattering signals for the v50 and v51 states combined with their depolarization ratios measured as a function of pumping light polarization provide direct evidence of the mJ selective nature of the pumping process. This Raman method of non-Boltzmann population preparation does not require a permanent dipole moment and is generally applicable to a wide range of systems. © 2002 American Institute of Physics. @DOI: 10.1063/1.1451056#
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