Effect of rotations on stabilization in high-intensity photodissociation ofH2+

Photodissociation probabilities of rotationless ${\mathrm{H}}_2^{+}$ at λ=769 nm, from numerical solutions of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation, exhibit minima which are attributed to trapping in one- and three-photon field-induced potential wells, leading to molecular stabilization. Rotational excitations are shown to destroy the three-photon stabilization, whereas the one-photon trapping and stabilization of the bound molecular states at high intensities can persist in the presence of rotational excitation.