Towards chemistry at absolute zero
BR Heazlewood, TP Softley - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
The prospect of cooling matter down to temperatures that are close to absolute zero raises
intriguing questions about how chemical reactivity changes under these extreme conditions …
intriguing questions about how chemical reactivity changes under these extreme conditions …
Cold trapped molecular ions and hybrid platforms for ions and neutral particles
M Deiß, S Willitsch, J Hecker Denschlag - Nature Physics, 2024 - nature.com
Recent years have seen the emergence of a new generation of collision and cold-chemistry
experiments in which cold atoms and ions are brought into contact in a controlled way in …
experiments in which cold atoms and ions are brought into contact in a controlled way in …
Quantum mechanical double slit for molecular scattering
H Zhou, WE Perreault, N Mukherjee, RN Zare - Science, 2021 - science.org
Interference observed in a double-slit experiment most conclusively demonstrates the wave
properties of particles. We construct a quantum mechanical double-slit interferometer by …
properties of particles. We construct a quantum mechanical double-slit interferometer by …
Quantum state–resolved molecular dipolar collisions over four decades of energy
Collisions between cold polar molecules represent a fascinating research frontier but have
proven hard to probe experimentally. We report measurements of inelastic cross sections for …
proven hard to probe experimentally. We report measurements of inelastic cross sections for …
Nuclear spin conservation enables state-to-state control of ultracold molecular reactions
Quantum-state control of reactive systems has enabled microscopic probes of underlying
interaction potentials and the alteration of reaction rates using quantum statistics. However …
interaction potentials and the alteration of reaction rates using quantum statistics. However …
Cold and controlled chemical reaction dynamics
J Toscano, HJ Lewandowski… - Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The prospect of studying state-to-state chemical reaction dynamics, with full control over all
of the reaction parameters, is becoming a reality for a small number of systems. Thanks to …
of the reaction parameters, is becoming a reality for a small number of systems. Thanks to …
Collisional alignment and molecular rotation control the chemi-ionization of individual conformers of hydroquinone with metastable neon
L Ploenes, P Straňák, A Mishra, X Liu, J Pérez-Ríos… - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
The relationship between the shape of a molecule and its chemical reactivity is a central
tenet in chemistry. However, the influence of the molecular geometry on reactivity can be …
tenet in chemistry. However, the influence of the molecular geometry on reactivity can be …
Quantum-state controlled reaction channels in chemi-ionization processes: radiative (optical–physical) and exchange (oxidative–chemical) mechanisms
Conspectus Most chemical processes are triggered by electron or charge transfer
phenomena (CT). An important class of processes involving CT are chemi-ionization …
phenomena (CT). An important class of processes involving CT are chemi-ionization …
Preparation of High Vibrational States in the Entire Molecular Beam
Preparing highly excited molecules is of great interest in chemistry, but it has long been a
challenge due to the high laser power required within the narrow line width to excite a weak …
challenge due to the high laser power required within the narrow line width to excite a weak …
Sub-Kelvin Stereodynamics of the Reaction
We present an experimental study of the low-energy stereodynamics of the Ne (P 3 2)+ N 2
reaction. Supersonic expansions of the two reactants are superposed in a merged beam …
reaction. Supersonic expansions of the two reactants are superposed in a merged beam …