Abstract
The dephasing of molecular alignment can lead to the deformation of the alignment signal during its periodic revivals. Most studies are concentrated on the first few rotational revival periods of the molecular alignment and neglect the dephasing effect. However, study of the alignment dephasing is still of great significance for both the long-term dynamics of the molecular alignment and the dephasing itself. In this work, we theoretically demonstrate that the dephasing effect is correlated with both the rotational temperature and the rotational revival period of the molecules. The results present that the dephasing is especially significant for those molecules with long rotational revival period at high rotational temperatures. The physics behind it is explored by taking advantage of the coherence of the rotational quantum state population. This work deepens our understanding of rotational dynamics and rotational spectroscopy in molecular alignment.
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