Controlling Nonadiabatic Transitions Through Engineered Ultrafast Laser Fields at Conical Intersections

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.22912v2
• Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2026 02:15:34 GMT
• Title: Controlling Nonadiabatic Transitions Through Engineered Ultrafast Laser Fields at Conical Intersections
• Authors: Xuanchao Zhang, Yang-Cheng Ye, Panpan Zhang, Xiangmei Duan, R. J. Dwayne Miller, Fulu Zheng, Ajay Jha, Hong-Guang Duan,
• Abstract summary: We investigate coherent control of nonadiabatic dynamics at a conical intersection using engineered ultrafast laser pulses.<n>Within a model vibronic system, we tailor pulse chirp and temporal profile and compute the resulting wave-packet population and coherence dynamics.
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• Abstract: In this paper, we investigate coherent control of nonadiabatic dynamics at a conical intersection (CI) using engineered ultrafast laser pulses. Within a model vibronic system, we tailor pulse chirp and temporal profile and compute the resulting wave-packet population and coherence dynamics using projections along the reaction coordinate. This approach allows us to resolve the detailed evolution of wave-packets as they traverse the degeneracy region with strong nonadiabatic coupling. By systematically varying pulse parameters, we demonstrate that both chirp and pulse duration modulate vibrational coherence and alter branching between competing pathways, leading to controlled changes in quantum yield. Our results elucidate the dynamical mechanisms underlying pulse-shaped control near conical intersections and establish a general framework for manipulating ultrafast nonadiabatic processes.

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