Light-induced conversion of nuclear spin isomers of molecules

Abstract

We report on a new phenomenon of molecular nuclear spin isomers conversion in the field of resonant laser radiation. It is based on the isomer-selective optical excitation and the difference of conversion rates for excited and unexcited molecules. We expect the considerable magnitude of the effect for all molecules which absorb the radiation of existing lasers.

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