Subpicosecond time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy by transient infrared absorption.

A technique to record transient vibrational spectra with 0.5-psec resolution is reported. The apparatus is based on seeded optical parametric amplification. A study of the microscopic details of the photodissociation of carboxyhemoglobin is described as an example.

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