Hyperfine-Structure-Induced Depolarization of Impulsively Aligned ${\mathrm{I}}_2$ Molecules

Esben F. Thomas, Anders A. Søndergaard, Benjamin Shepperson +2

A moderately intense $450$ fs laser pulse is used to create rotational wave packets in gas phase ${\mathrm{I}}_2$ molecules. The ensuing time-dependent alignment, measured by Coulomb exp…