Can chemical reactions be controlled with picosecond infrared pulses?

Citation:

E. Mazur and C. Lu. 1990. “Can chemical reactions be controlled with picosecond infrared pulses?” In Nonlinear Optics and Ultrafast Phenomena, edited by R. R. Alfano and L. J. Rothberg, Pp. 7–12. Nova Publishing.

Abstract:

This paper presents an overview of recently obtained results on infrared multiphoton excited molecules using coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy. The data underline the important role of collisions in the excitation process.