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Publications From the High-Intensity Laser Group:

  1. "Multi-Electron Effects in Charge Asymmetric Molecules Induced by Asymmetric Laser Fields," V. Tagliamonti, H. Chen, and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 073002 (2012).

  2. "Enhanced ionization of an inner orbital of I2 by strong laser felds," H. Chen, V. Tagliamonti, and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A 86, 051403(R) (2012).

  3. "Internuclear separation dependent ionization of the valence orbitals of I2 by strong laser fields," H. Chen, V. Tagliamonti, and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 193002 (2012).

  4. "Enhanced Harmonic Generation by Breaking the Phase Matching Symmetry," G. N. Gibson, N. Majtenyi, and E. Sergan, Optics Letters 37, 3279 (2012).

  5. "Internuclear Separation Resolved Asymmetric Dissociation of I2 in a Two-Color Laser Field," V. Tagliamonti, H. Chen, and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A 84, 043424 (2011).

  6. "Angle-resolved and internuclear-separation-resolved measurements of the ionization rate of the B state of I2 by strong laser fields," H. Chen, L. Fang, V. Tagliamonti, and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A 84, 043427 (2011).

  7. "Optimal pulse for orbital reconstruction from ionization maps in aligned molecules," E. Hijano, C. Serrat, G. N. Gibson, C. Figueira de Morisson Faria, and J. Biegert, Journal of Modern Optics 58, 1166 (2011).

  8. "Study of vibrational wavepackets in hot I2 molecules with ultrafast laser pulses," L. Fang and G. N. Gibson, Revista Mexicana de Fisica S 56(2), 79 (2010).

  9. "Orbital geometry determined by orthogonal high harmonic polarization components," E. Hijano, C. Serrat, G. N. Gibson and J. Biegert, Phys. Rev. A 81, 041401(R) (2010).

  10. "Wavelength-dependent study of trapping molecules in an excited electronic state of I22+ with strong laser fields," L. Fang and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A 81, 033410 (2010).

  11. "Ultraslow dissociation of H2+ molecular ions via two-color ultrafast laser pulses," B. Moser and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A, Rapid Comm. 80, 041402(R) (2009).

  12. "Dissipative control in thermal ensembles using tunneling ionization," G. N. Gibson and L. Fang, Laser Physics 19, 1554, Special invited issue (2009).

  13. "Study of vibrational wavepackets in hot I2 molecules with ultrafast laser pulses," L. Fang and G. N. Gibson, Revista Mexicana de Fisica S 56(2), 79 (2010).

  14. "Vibrational and Electronic Excitation of Molecules by Short-Pulse Strong Laser Fields," G. N. Gibson, L. Fang, and B. Moser, Ultrafast Intense Laser Science V, K. Yamanouchi (Ed.) (Springer, Berlin, 2010), pg. 1.

  15. "Comparison of Lochfrass and bondsoftening as mechanisms for creating vibrational coherence in hot molecules," L. Fang and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A, Rapid Comm. 78, 051402(R) (2008).

  16. "The influence of orbital symmetry on high-harmonic generation and quantum tomography," G. N. Gibson and J. Biegert, Phys. Rev. A 78, 033423 (2008).

  17. "Strong-field induced vibrational coherence in the ground electronic state of hot I2," L. Fang and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 103003 (2008).

  18. "Investigating Excited Electronic States of I2+ and I22+ Produced by Strong Field Ionization Using Vibrational Wave Packets," L. Fang and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A 75, 063410 (2007).

  19. "Direct femtosecond laser excitation of the 2p state of H by a resonant 7-photon transition in H2+," G. N. Gibson, L. Fang, and B. Moser, Phys. Rev. A, Rapid Comm. 74, 041401(R) (2006).

  20. "Bichromatic, phase compensating interferometer based on prism pair compressors," D. Flickinger, T. Weinacht, R. Coffee, and G. N. Gibson, Appl. Opt. 45, 6187 (2006).

  21. "Light-induced potentials ignite dissociation of N22+," R. N. Coffee, L. Fang, and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A 73, 043417 (2006).

  22. "Observation of Enhanced Excitation of I22+ by Strong Laser Fields" G. N. Gibson, R. N. Coffee, and L. Fang, Phys. Rev. A 73, 023418 (2006).

  23. "Adiabatic passage on high-order multiphoton transitions," G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A 72, 041404(R) (2005).

  24. "Identifying ion fragment states with dissociation channels in strong-field ionization of N2" R. N. Coffee and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A 72, 011401(R) (2005).

  25. "VUV fluorescence from selective high order multiphoton excitation of N2," R. N. Coffee and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A 69, 053407 (2004).

  26. "Extreme multiphoton coupling in molecular systems," G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A 67, 043401 (2003).

  27. "Multiphoton pulses," G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 263001 (2002).

  28. "A framework for understanding molecular ionization in strong laser fields," S. V. Menon, J. P. Nibarger, and G. N. Gibson, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 35, 2961 (2002).

  29. "Comprehensive analysis of strong field ionization and dissociation of diatomic nitrogen," J. P. Nibarger, S. V. Menon, and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A 63, 053406 (2001).

  30. "Ellipticity Effects on Single and Double Ionization of Diatomic Molecules in Strong Laser Fields," C. Guo and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A 63, 040701 (2001).

  31. "Excited State Fragments Following Molecular Ionization and Dissociation in Strong Laser Fields," J. P. Nibarger, M. Li, S. Menon, and G. N. Gibson, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Multiphoton Processes, ed. L. F. DiMauro, R. R. Freeman, and K. C. Kulander, (American Institute of Physics, 2000) p. 483.

  32. "Influence of spatial symmetry on the dynamics of strong-field ionization," C. Guo, R. T. Jones, and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A 62, 015402 (2000).

  33. "Non-sequential Double Ionization of Molecular Fragments," C. Guo, M. Li, J. P Nibarger, and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A 61, 033413 (2000).

  34. "Direct Observation of Excited State Fragments Following Molecular Ionization and Dissociation in Strong Fields," J. P. Nibarger, M. Li, S. Menon, and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 4975 (1999).

  35. "A Dispersion-Free TG-FROG," M. Li, J. P. Nibarger, C. Guo, and G. N. Gibson, Applied Optics 38, 5250 (1999).

  36. "Static Field Tunneling Ionization of H2+," R. Barnett and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A. 59, 4843 (1999).

  37. "Charge Asymmetric Dissociation Induced by Sequential and Non-sequential Strong Field Ionization," C. Guo, M. Li, and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 2492 (1999).

  38. "Ultrafast Electron Dynamics in Femtosecond Optical Breakdown of Dielectrics," M. Li, S. Menon, J. P. Nibarger, G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 2394 (1999).

  39. "Single- and Double-Ionization of Molecules," C. Guo, M. Li, J. P. Nibarger and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A, Rapid Comm. 58, R4271 (1998).

  40. "Direct Evidence of the Generality of Charge Asymmetric Dissociation of Molecular Iodine Ionized by Strong Laser Fields," G. N. Gibson, M. Li, C. Guo, and J. P. Nibarger, Phys. Rev. A. 58, 4723 (1998).

  41. "Flexible aberration-free multipass amplifier and compressor for ultrashort pulse amplification," M. Li and G. N. Gibson, JOSA B 15, 2404 (1998).

  42. "Tunneling Ionization Rates from Arbitrary Potential Wells," G. N. Gibson, G. Dunne, and K. J. Bergquist, Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 2663 (1998).

  43. "Strong-Field Dissociation and Ionization of H2+ Using Ultrashort Laser Pulses," G. N. Gibson, M. Li, C. Guo, and J. Neira, Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 2022 (1997).

  44. "Electro-Optically Cavity-Dumped Ultra-Short-Pulse Ti:Sapphire Oscillator," G. N. Gibson, R. Klank, F. Grasbon, and B. E. Bouma, Optics Letters 21, 1055 (1996).

Publications From the Ultrafast Chemistry Collaboration:

  1. "Direct determination of the excited state energies of the xanthophylls diadinoxanthin and diatoxanthin from Phaeodactylum tricornutum," M. M. Enriquez, A. M. LaFountain, J. Budarz, M. Fuciman, G. N. Gibson, and H. A. Frank, Chem. Phys. Lett. 493, 353 (2010).

  2. "Ultrafast time-resolved absorption spectroscopy of geometric isomers of carotenoids," D. M. Niedzwiedzki, D. J. Sandberg, H. Cong, M. N. Sandberg, G. N. Gibson, R. R. Birge, and H. A. Frank, Chem. Phys. 357, 4 (2009).

  3. "Ultrafast time-resolved spectroscopy of LH2 complexes from photosynthetic bacteria," H. Cong, D. Niedzwiedzki, G. Gibson, A. LaFountain, R. Kelsh, A. Gardiner, R. Cogdell, and H. Frank, J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 10689 (2008).

  4. "Ultrafast Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Xanthophylls at Low Temperature," H. Cong, D. Niedzwiedzki, G. N. Gibson, H. Frank, J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 3559 (2008).

  5. "Ultrafast Dynamics and Excited State Spectra of Open-chain Carotenoids at Room and Low Temperatures," D. Niedzwiedzki, J. F. Koscielecki, H. Cong, J. O. Sullivan, G. N. Gibson, R. R. Birge, and H. A. Frank, J. Phys. Chem. B 111, 5984 (2007).

  6. "Femtosecond time-resolved absorption spectroscopy of main-form and high-salt peridinin-chlorophyll a-proteins at low temperature," R. P. Ilagan, J. Koscielecki, R. G. Hiller, F. P. Sharples, G. N. Gibson, R. R. Birge, and H. A. Frank, Biochemistry 45, 14052 (2006).

  7. "Mechanism of carotenoid singlet excited state energy transfer in modified bacterial reaction centers," S. Lin, E. Katilius, R. P. Ilagan, G. N. Gibson, H. A. Frank, N. W. Woodbury, J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 15556 (2006).

  8. "Effect of geometric isomerization on the steady state absorption spectra and femtosecond time-resolved dynamics of carotenoids," Z. D. Pendon, G. N. Gibson, I. van der Hoef, J. Lugtenburg, and H. A. Frank, J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 21172 (2005).

  9. "Femtosecond time-resolved absorption spectroscopy of astaxanthin in solution and in alpha-crustacyanin," R. P. Ilagan, R. L. Christensen, T. W. Chapp, G. N. Gibson, T. Pascher, T. Polivka, and H. A. Frank, J. Phys. Chem. A 109, 3120 (2005).

Music Related Publications:

  1. "Music brings new audiences to physics," G. N. Gibson, Guest Commentary, Research Corporation Report, Fall 2001, pg. 4.

  2. "New themes and audiences for the physics of music," G. N. Gibson and I. D. Johnston, Physics Today, January 2002, pg. 42. (Also selected for the Japanese edition of Physics Today, Vol. 11, 2002 and selected for the journal cover.)

Other Publications of Dr. George Gibson:

  1. "Analysis of immunoarrays using a gold grating-based dual mode surface plasmoncoupled emission (SPCE) sensor chip," J. S. Yuk, G. N. Gibson, J. M Rice, E. Guignon, and M. A. Lynes, Analyst 137, 2574 (2012).

  2. "Femtosecond laser-induced reduction in Eu-doped sodium borate glasses," K.-S. Lim, S. Lee, M.-T. Trinh, S.-H. Kim, M. Lee, D. S. Hamilton, G. N. Gibson, Journal of Luminescence 122-123, 14 (2007).

  3. "Production and study of triply charged diatomic ions with femtosecond pulses: application to Cl23+," R. J. Verver, D. R. Matusek, J. S. Wright, G. N. Gibson, R. Bhardwaj, S. Aseyev, D. M. Villeneuve, P. B. Corkum, and M. Yu. Ivanov, J. Phys. Chem. A 105, 2435 (2001).

  4. "Adiabatic Climbing of Vibrational Ladders Using Raman Transitions with a Chirped Pump Laser," S. Chelkowski and G. N. Gibson, Phys. Rev. A, RapidComm, 52, R3417 (1995).

  5. "Excitation and Ionization Dynamics in Short-Pulse Multiphoton Ionization," G. N. Gibson, R. R. Freeman, T. J. McIlrath, and H. G. Muller, Phys. Rev. A 49, 3870 (1994).

  6. "Dynamics of Short-Pulse Multiphoton Ionization," G. N. Gibson, R. R. Freeman, and T. J. McIlrath, Proceedings of Short Wavelength V: Physics with Intense Laser Pulses, ed. P. Corkum and M. Perry (1993), p. 95.

  7. "New Questions in the Multiphoton Ionization of Atoms," G. N. Gibson, R. R. Freeman, T. J. McIlrath, Optics and Photonics News, December (1992), p. 22.

  8. "Verification of the Dominant Role of Resonant Enhancement in Short-Pulse Multiphoton Ionization," G. N. Gibson, T. J. McIlrath, and R. R. Freeman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 1904 (1992).

  9. "Dynamics of the High-Intensity Multiphoton Ionization of N2," G. N. Gibson, R. R. Freeman, and T. J. McIlrath, Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, 1230 (1991).

  10. "Photoionization of Atoms with Ultra-short Laser Pulses," R. R. Freeman, P. H. Bucksbaum, W. E. Cooke, G. Gibson, T. J. McIlrath, and L. D. Van Woerkom, Chapter in Advances in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, ed. M. Gavrila, (Academic Press, 1991), p. 43.

  11. "High-Intensity Molecular Multiphoton Ionization," G. N. Gibson, R. R. Freeman, and T. J. McIlrath, NATO Proceedings on Coherence Phenomena in Atoms and Molecules in Laser Fields, ed. A. D. Bandrauk, (Plenum, 1991), p. 125.

  12. "Molecular Multiphoton Ionization," G. N. Gibson, R. R. Freeman, and T. J. McIlrath, OSA Proceedings on Short Wavelength Coherent Radiation: Generation and Applications, ed. P. H. Bucksbaum and N. M. Ceglio, 11, 209 (1991).

  13. "Measurement of Energy Penetration Depth of Subpicosecond Laser Energy into Solid Density Matter," A. Zigler, P. G. Burkhalter, D. J. Nagel, M. D. Rosen, K. Boyer, G. Gibson, T. S. Luk, A. McPherson, and C. K. Rhodes, Appl. Phys. Lett. 59, 534 (1991).

  14. "Molecular X-Ray Laser Research," T. S. Luk, A. McPherson, G. N. Gibson, K. Boyer, and C. K. Rhodes, Izvestia Academia Nauk, Seria Fizicheskaya, T. 55, 768 (1991) (in Russian); English Translation in Short Wavelength Lasers and Their Applications, edited by V. V. Korobkin and M. Yu. Romanovsky (Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Commack, NY, 1992), p. 1.

  15. "Generation of Coherent Extreme-Ultraviolet and Infrared Radiation Using Six-Wave Mixing in Argon," G. Gibson, T. S. Luk, A. McPherson, and C. K. Rhodes, Phys. Rev. A 43, 371 (1991).

  16. "Tunneling Ionization in the Multiphoton Regime," G. Gibson, T. S. Luk, and C. K. Rhodes, Phys. Rev. A 41, 5049 (1990).

  17. "Ion Production and Molecular Excitation Occuring in Multiphoton Processes," A. McPherson, T. S. Luk, G. Gibson, K. Boyer and C. K. Rhodes, Proceedings of the Workshop on Highly Charged Ions: New Physics and Advanced Techniques, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 13-15 March 1989, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research - Section B - Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, p. 468.

  18. "Observation of a New Inner-Orbital Molecular Transition at 55.8 nm in N22+ Produced by Multiphoton Coupling," G. Gibson, T. S. Luk, A. McPherson, K. Boyer, and C. K. Rhodes, Phys. Rev. A 40, 2378 (1989).

  19. "Ultrahigh Intensity KrF* Laser System," T. S. Luk, A. McPherson, G. Gibson, K. Boyer, and C. K. Rhodes, Optics Letters 14, 1113 (1989).

  20. "Studies of Strong-Field Effects in Multiphoton Subpicosecond Excited Plasmas: Soft X-Ray Fluorescence and Propagation," A. McPherson, T. S. Luk, G. Gibson, J. C. Solem, K. Boyer and C. K. Rhodes, Proceedings of the Seminar on Fundamentals of Laser Interactions II, February 26 - March 4, 1989, Bundessportheim Obergurgl, Austria, (Springer Verlag, 1989), p.93.

  21. "Characteristics of a Non-Equilibrium Picosecond Laser Plasma," G. Gibson, R. Rosman, T. S. Luk, I. A. McIntyre, A. McPherson, G. Wendin, K. Boyer and C. K. Rhodes, OSA Proceedings on Short Wavelength Coherent Radiation: Generation and Application, R. W. Falcone and J. Kirz, editors, (Optical Society of America, Washington, D. C., 1988) p. 246.

  22. "Strong-Field Processes in the Ultraviolet Region," K. Boyer, G Gibson, H. Jara, T. S. Luk, I. A. McIntyre, A. McPherson, R. Rosman, C. K. Rhodes, and J. C. Solem, OSA Proceedings on Short Wavelength Coherent Radiation: Generation and Applications, R. W. Falcone and J. Kirz, editors, (Optical Society of America, Washington, D.C., 1988), p. 220.

  23. "XUV Spectroscopy of Ions Produced by Multiphoton Absorption," K. Boyer, G. Gibson, H. Jara, T. S. Luk, I. A. McIntyre, A. McPherson, R. Rosman, J. C. Solem, and C. K. Rhodes, Inst. of Phys. Conf. Ser. No. 94: Section 6 (IOP Publishing Ltd., 1989), p. 241.

  24. "Corresponding Aspects of Strong-Field Multiquantum Processes and Ion-Atom Collisions," K. Boyer, G. Gibson, H. Jara, T. S. Luk, I. A. McIntyre, A. McPherson, R. Rosman, J. C. Solem, and C. K. Rhodes, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 16, 541 (1988).

  25. "Fifth-Harmonic Production in Neon and Argon with Picosecond 248-nm Radiation," R. Rosman, G. Gibson, K. Boyer, H. Jara, T. S. Luk, I. A. McIntyre, A. McPherson, J. C. Solem, and C. K. Rhodes, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 5, 1237 (1988).

  26. "Measurement of 248 nm Subpicosecond Pulse Durations by Two-Photon Fluorescence of Xenon Excimers," M. H. R. Hutchinson, I. A. McIntyre, G. N. Gibson, and C. K. Rhodes, Opt. Lett. 12, 102 (1987).

  27. "Studies of Multiphoton Production of Vacuum Ultraviolet Radiation in the Rare Gases," A. McPherson, G. Gibson, H. Jara, U. Johann, T. S. Luk, I. A. McIntyre, K. Boyer, and C. K. Rhodes, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 4, 595 (1987).

  28. "Optical Path Length Fluctuations in the Atmosphere," George N. Gibson, James Heyman, John Lugten, Walter Fitleson, and C. H. Townes, Applied Optics 23, 4383 (1986).

  29. "Observation of Period Doubling and Chaos in Spin-Wave Instabilities in Yttrium Iron Garnet," George Gibson and Carson Jeffries, Phys. Rev. A 29, 811 (1984).