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We recently proposed a Quantum Optimal Control (QOC) method constrained to build pulses from analytical pulse shapes [R. D. Guerrero et al., J. Chem. Phys. 143(12), 124108 (2015)]. This approach was applied to control the dissociation channel yields of the diatomic molecule KH, considering three potential energy curves and one degree of freedom. In this work, we utilized this methodology to study the strong field control of the cis-trans photoisomerization of 11-cis retinal. This more complex system was modeled with a Hamiltonian comprising two potential energy surfaces and two degrees of freedom. The resulting optimal pulse, made of 6 linearly chirped pulses, was capable of controlling the population of the trans isomer on the ground electronic surface for nearly 200 fs. The simplicity of the pulse generated with our QOC approach offers two clear advantages: a direct analysis of the sequence of events occurring during the driven dynamics, and its reproducibility in the laboratory with current laser technologies.
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In this work we define a shape entropy by calculating the Shannon's entropy of the shape function. This shape entropy and its linear response to the change in the total number of electrons of the molecule are explored as descriptors of bonding properties. Calculations on selected molecular systems were performed. According to these, shape entropy properly describes electron delocalization while its linear response to ionization predicts changes in bonding patterns. The derivative of the shape entropy proposed turned out to be fully determined by the shape function and the Fukui function.
