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Invited Review Articles and Chapters
1. M. Lyyra, P. D. Kleiber and W. C. Stwalley, "All-Optical Triple Resonance: Spectroscopy and State-Selected Photodissociation Dynamics", in Molecular Dynamics and Spectroscopy by Stimulated Emission Pumping, H.-L. Dai and R. W. Field eds., Advances in Physical Chemistry  (World Scientific Publishing), pp. 459-490, (1995)
2. L. Li and A. M. Lyyra, "Triplet States of Na2 and Li2: Perturbation Facilitated Optical-Optical Double Resonance Spectroscopy", Spectrochimica Acta Part A 55, 2147-2178 (1999)
3. A. M. Lyyra, F. C. Spano, J. Qi and T. Kirova,"Prospects for All-Optical Alignment and Quantum State Control of Nonpolar Molecules", ACS Symposium Series Volume 821 on Laser Control and Manipulation of Molecules, pp. 304-319, (2002).
   
Recent Publications (since 1999):
1. V. S. Ivanov, V. B. Sovkov, L. Li, A. M. Lyyra, G. Lazarov and J. Huennekens, "New  Vibrational Numbering and Potential Energy Curve for the 33Pg Electronic State of the Li2 Molecule", J. Mol. Spectroscopy, 194, 147-155 (1999).
2. H. Chen, L. Li, G. Lazarov, X. Wang, A. M. Lyyra, J. Huennekens, and R. W. Field, "Rotational Pattern Difference in Resolved Fluorescence Spectra with Different Detection Schemes", J. Mol. Spectroscopy, 196,197-211 (1999).
3. C. Linton, F. Martin, A. J. Ross, I. Russier, P. Crozet, A. Yiannopoulou, L. Li and A. M. Lyyra, "The High Lying Vibrational Levels and the Dissociation Energy of the a3Su+ State of 7Li2", J. Mol. Spectroscopy, 196, 20-28 (1999).
4. G. Lazarov, A. M. Lyyra, L. Li, and J. Huennekens, “The 43Pg State of Na2: Vibrational Numbering and Hyperfine Structure”, J. Mol. Spectroscopy, 196, 259-264 (1999). 
5. L. Li, L. Yaoming, L. Jian, C. Dieyan, A. M. Lyyra, S. Antonova, and G. Lazarov,  “Predissociation of Na2 and Li2,” Ch. J. Chem. Phys. 11, 509-512 (1998).
6. J. Qi, G. Lazarov, X. Wang, L. Li, L. Narducci, A. M. Lyyra, and F. C. Spano,” Autler-Townes Splitting in Molecular Lithium: Prospects for All-Optical Alignment of Nonpolar Molecules", Phys. Rev. Letters 83, 288-291 (1999).  View in PDF format.
7.  L. Li and A. M. Lyyra,”Triplet States of Li2 and Na2: Perturbation Facilitated Optical-Optical Double Resonance Spectroscopy,” Review Chapter in Spectrochimica Acta, Part A55, 2147-2178 (1999). 
8. R. Cote, A. Dalgarno, A. M. Lyyra and L. Li,” Observation of a Shape Resonance in the State of 7Li2,” Phys. Rev. A  60, 2063-2068 (1999).
9. S. Antonova, G. Lazarov, K. Urbanski, A. M. Lyyra, L. Li, G. –H. Jeung, and W. C. Stwalley, "Predissociation of the F(4)1Sg+ State of  7Li2 ",  J. Chem. Phys. 112, 7080-7088 (2000).
10.  L. Li, X. Wang, J. Yang, G. Lazarov and A. M. Lyyra, "Comment on "Experimental Observation of Spontaneous Emission Cancellation in the Na2 Molecular System" Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 4016  (2000).
11. V. S. Ivanov, V. B. Sovkov, L. Li, A. M. Lyyra and T.-J. Whang, ”Analysis of the Na2 23Sg+ (v=15, N=27 and v=5, N=39) a3Σu+ Continua:  Potentials and Transition Moment Function”, J.  Chem. Phys. 114, 6077-6085 (2001).
12. G. Lazarov, A. M. Lyyra, and L. Li, ”Enhanced Access to the Dark Triplet States of 7Li2 Through New Singlet-Triplet A3Su+-b3Pu Perturbation Window Levels; Perturbation Facilitated Optical-Optical Double Resonance Study of the 23Sg+ State”, J. Mol. Spectroscopy, 205, 73-80 (2001).
13. J. Shang, J. Qi, L. Li and A. M. Lyyra, “ The perturbation between the G1Pg and 21∆g States of 7Li2”, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy 203, 255-263 (2000).
14. A. M.  Lyyra, J. Qi and F. C. Spano, “Autler-Townes Splitting and ac Stark Shift: Prospects for All-Optical Alignment of Nonpolar Molecules”, invited paper, Herzberg Memorial Issue of the Canadian Journal of Physics 79, 547-559 (2001).
15.  L. Li., X. Dai, Y. Liu, J. O. Clevenger, R. W. Field, G. –H. Jeung, N. Geum and A. M. Lyyra “ The Predissociation of the 13Sg- State of 7Li2", J. Mol. Spectroscopy  205, 139-145 (2001).
16. L. Li, Y. Liu and A. M. Lyyra, "Rydberg and Doubly Excited States of Na2 and Li2", J. Chin. Chem. Soc. (invited paper) 48, 291-299 (2001).
17. Y. Liu, B. Ji, A. S.-C. Cheung, W. C. Stwalley, R. W. Field, A. M. Lyyra, and Li Li,, "The Hyperfine Structure of the 1 3∆g state of Na2", J. Chem. Phys., 115, 3647-3656 (2001).
18. P. Yi, M. Song, Y. Liu, A. M. Lyyra and L. Li, "New Pair of A1Su+-b3Pu.Mixed Levels in 6Li7Li", Chem. Phys. Lett 349, 426-430,  (2002).
19. V. S. Ivanov, V. B. Sovkov, N. Gallice, L. Li, Y. Liu, A. M. Lyyra and S. Magnier, "Use of Bound-Free Structured Spectra in Determining RKR Potentials: The 43Pg State of Na2",  J. Mol. Spectrosc. 209, 116-121, (2001).
20.  A. M. Lyyra, F. C. Spano, J. Qi and T. Kirova,"Prospects for All-Optical Alignment and Quantum State Control of Nonpolar Molecules", ACS Symposium Series Volume 821 on Laser Control and Manipulation of Molecules, in Memory of Kent Wilson pp. 304 - 319, (2002).
21. J. Qi, F. C. Spano,  T. Kirova, A. Lazoudis, J. Magnes, L. Li , L. M. Narducci, R. W. Field and A. M. Lyyra, “Measurement of Transition Dipole Moments in Lithium Dimers Using  Electromagnetically Induced Transparency, ”  Phys. Rev. Letters 88, 173003, (2002).
22.  L. Li, A. Lazoudis, P. Yi, Y. Liu, J. Huennekens, R. W. Field and A. M. Lyyra, “Hyperfine Structure of the 13Δg, 23Πg, 33Σg+ States of 6Li7Li, “ J. Chem Phys., 116, 10704-10712, (2002). 
23. X. Wang, F. Martin, J. Magnes, M. Lyyra, A. Ross, P. Dove, R. Le Roy, "Born-Oppenheimer Breakdown in a Combined-Isotopomer Analysis of the A1S+u - X1S+g System of Li2", J. Chem. Phys. 117 (20): 9339-9346, (2002). 
24. M. R. Manaa, A. J. Ross, F. Martin, P. Crozet, A. M. Lyyra, L. Li, C. Amiot and T. Bergeman,” Spin-Orbit Interactions, New Spectral Data and Deperturbation of the Coupled b3Πu and A1Σu+ States of K2,” J. Chem. Phys. 117 (24), 11208 (24), (2002).
25.  J. Magnes, E. Ahmed, C. Goldberg, A. M. Lyyra, S. Magnier, M. Aubert-Frécon, Y. Liu and L. Li, “Observation of the K2 43∆g State by cw Perturbation-Facilitated Optical-Optical Double Resonance Spectroscopy”, J. Mol. Spectroscopy, 221, 72-79, (2003).
26. Y. Liu, L. Li, G. Lazarov, A. Lazoudis, A. M. Lyyra and R.W. Field, “Hyperfine structures of the 23Σg+, 33Σg+ and 43Σg+ States of the Na2 Dimer”, J. Chem. Phys.,121, 5821-5827, (2004).
27.  P. Yi, M. Song, Y. Liu, R. W. Field, L. Li and A. M. Lyyra, "Experimental Observation of Autler-Townes Splitting of the Na2 A1Su+-b3Pu Mixed Levels”, Optics Communications, 233 (1-3): 131-138, (2004).
28. E. Ahmed, A. M. Lyyra, L. Li, V. S. Ivanov, V. B. Sovkov and S. Magnier, “ Revision of the K2 33Pg and 43Σg+ States: New Vibrational Numberings and New Potential Energy Functions”, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 229, 122-130 (2005).
29. Y. Chu, F. Xie, D. Li, L. Li, V. B. Sovkov, V. S. Ivanov and A. M. Lyyra, “Experimental Study of the 39K2 23Pg State by Perturbation Facilitated Infrared-Infrared Double Resonance and two-Photon Excitation Spectroscopy”, J. Chem. Phys. 122, 074302 (2005).
30. L. Li, P. Qi, A. Lazoudis, E. Ahmed and A. M. Lyyra,” Observation of Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in Two-Photon Transitions of K2”, Chem. Phys. Lett.  403,262-267 (2005).
31.

E. Ahmed, A. M. Lyyra, F. Xie, D. Li, Y. Chu, L. Li, V. S. Ivanov, V. B. Sovkov and S. Magnier, “New Experimental Data on the K2 a3Σu+ State Analyzed with a Multi-Parameter Approach,” J. Mol. Spectrosc. 234, 41-52 (2005).

32.
 E. Ahmed, A. Hansson, P. Qi, L. Li, T. Kirova, J. Qi, A. Lazoudis, S. Magnier, S. Kotochigova and A. M. Lyyra, “Measurement of the Electronic Transition Dipole Moment by Autler Townes Splitting: Comparison of Three and Four Level Excitation Schemes for the Na2 A1Σu+ - X1Σg+ System” J. Chem. Phys. 124, 084308 –1 to 13 (2006).
33. P. Qi, A. M. Lyyra, Y. Liu, C. Cui, L. Li and G. –H. Jeung, “The Na2 23Pg State: New Observations and Hyperfine Structure,” J. Chem. Phys. 124, 184304 (2006).
34. Jianbing Qi and A. Marjatta Lyyra, “Electromagnetically Induced Transparency and Dark Fluorescence in a Cascade Three-Level Diatomic Lithium System”, Phys. Rev. A 73, 043810 (2006).
35. D. Li, F. Xie, L. Li, V. B, Sovkov, V. S. Ivanov, E. Ahmed , A. M. Lyyra, J. Huennekens and S. Magnier, “ The K2 3Σg+ State: Observation and Analysis,” J. Chem. Phys., 126, 194314, (2007).
36. P. Qi, J. Bai, E. Ahmed, A. M. Lyyra, S. Kotochigova, A. J. Ross, C. Effantin, P. Zalicki, J. Vigue, G. Chawla, R. W. Field, T. –J. Whang, W. C. Stwalley, L. Li and T. Bergeman, “New Spectroscopic Data and Global Analysis of Data on the A and b States of Na2,” J. Chem. Phys., 127, 044301,pp. 1-17, (2007).
37. D. Li, F. Xie, L. Li, A. Lazoudis and A. M. Lyyra,”New Observation of the 3Пg+, 13Pg, and 23Pg States and Molecular Constants will all 6Li2, 7Li2 and 6Li7Li Data”, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 246, 180-186, (2007).
38. E. Ahmed and A. M. Lyyra, “The Effect of Doppler Broadening on Autler-Townes Splitting in the Molecular Cascade Excitation Scheme,” Physical Review A, 76, 053407, (2007).
39. Peng Qi, Guenadiy Lazarov and A. Marjatta Lyyra, “ Improved Molecular constants for the low Vibrational Levels of the F(4) 1Σg+ state of 7Li2, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 247, 184-186, (2008).
40. Feng Xie, Dan Li, Luke Tyree, Li Li, Vladimir B. Sovkov, Valery S. Ivanov, Sylvie Magnier and A. Marjatta Lyyra, "Observation and Calculation of the Cs2  23Δ1g and b3П0u States", J. Chem. Phys., 128, Article No. 204313,  (2008).
41. E. Ahmed, Peng Qi, B. Beser, J. Bai, R. W. Field, J. P. Huennekens and A. M. Lyyra, "Experimental Mapping of the Absolute Magnitude of the Transition Dipole Moment Function, m(R), of the Na2  A1Σu+ - X1Σg+," Physical Review A 77,  Article No. 053414, (2008).
42. O. Salihoglu, P. Qi, E. Ahmed, S, Kotochigova, S. Magnier and A. M. Lyyra, "Comparison of    Autler-Townes Splitting Based Absolute Measurements of the 7Li2  A1Σu+ - X1Σg+ Electronic    Transition Dipole Moment with ab initio Theory",  J. Chem. Phys., 129, Article No. 174301, (2008).
43. F. Xie, V. B. Sovkov, A. M. Lyyra, D. Li, S. Ingram, V. S. Ivanov, S. Magnier and L. Li, "Experimental Observation of the Cs2 a3Σu+ Triplet Ground State:  Multiparameter Morse Long Range Potential Analysis and Molecular Constants', J. Chem. Phys.,130, 051102, (2009).
44. S. J. Sweeney, E. H. Ahmed, P. Qi, T.Kirova, A. M. Lyyra, and J. Huennekens, "Measurement of absolute transition dipole moment functions of the 31P - 1(X)1Σ+ and 31P - 2(A)1Σ+ transitions in NaK using Autler-Townes spectroscopy and calibrated fluorescence ", J. Chem. Phys., 129   Article No.  154303,  (2008).
45. A. Lazoudis, E. Ahmed, L. Li, T. Kirova, P. Qi, A. Hansson, J. Magnes and A. M. Lyyra, “Experimental Observation of the Dependence of Autler-Townes Splitting on the Probe and Coupling Laser Wavenumber Ratio in Doppler Broadened Open Molecular Cascade Systems,”   Phys. Rev. A, 78, 043405, (2008).
46.

E. H. Ahmed, Peng Qi and A. M. Lyyra, “cw All-Optical Quadruple Resonance Spectroscopy: a Coherently Driven Five Level Molecular System,”  Phys. Rev. A, 79, 062509, (2009).
47.

H. Salami, T. Bergeman, B. Beser, J. Bai, E. Ahmed,  S. Kotochigova, A. M. Lyyra, J. Huennekens, C. Lisdat, A. V. Stolyarov, O.Dulieu,  P. Crozet, and Amanda J. Ross, “Spectroscopic observations, spin-orbit functions, and coupled channels deperturbation analysis of data on the A1Σu+ and b3Πu states of  85Rb2”, Phys. Rev. A, 80, 022515, (2009).
48.

B. Beser, V. B. Sovkov, J. Bai, E. H. Ahmed, C. C. Tsai, F. Xie, L. Li, V. S. Ivanov, and A. M. Lyyra, “Experimental Investigation of the 85Rb2 a3Σu+ Triplet Ground State: Multi-parameter Morse Long Range Potential Analysis”,  J. Chem. Phys. 131, Article 094505, (2009).

 

 

  

 

  
 

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