Bartels, R. A., authorMurnane, M. M., authorBackus, S., authorKapteyn, H. C., authorElsevier Science B. V., publisher2007-01-032007-01-032003Bartels, R. A., et al., Impulsive Stimulated Raman Scattering of Molecular Vibrations Using Nonlinear Pulse Shaping, Chemical Physics Letters 374, no. 3-4 (11 June 2003): [326]-333.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/67977We demonstrate the excitation of a molecular vibrational coherence via impulsive stimulated Raman scattering (ISRS) by using a pump pulse longer than the vibrational period of the excited mode. By making use of the reshaping of the pump pulse during nonlinear propagation, a Raman vibrational coherence can be excited via ISRS with a pump pulse incapable of such excitation at the input of the medium.born digitalarticleseng©2003 Elsevier Science B. V.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.Text