Abstract
With precise control of the temporal phase of femtosecond laser pulses direct manipulation of valence electron motion is possible. The control scheme relies on the selective population of dressed states first demonstrated for atoms [1]. In a combined experimental and theoretical approach, we show that the control scheme can be transferred to molecules. For the example of the potassium dimer specific target states can be addressed through the control of the electron dynamics. The key element is the oscillating dipole created by the superposition of the ground state and the first excited state. We highlight the effect of the nuclear motion on the control scheme and in particular on the oscillating dipole.
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