Quantum control of molecular rotation

CP Koch, M Lemeshko, D Sugny - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2019 - APS
The angular momentum of molecules, or, equivalently, their rotation in three-dimensional
space, is ideally suited for quantum control. Molecular angular momentum is naturally …

Models of wave-function collapse, underlying theories, and experimental tests

A Bassi, K Lochan, S Satin, TP Singh, H Ulbricht - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2013 - APS
Quantum mechanics is an extremely successful theory that agrees with every experimental
test. However, the principle of linear superposition, a central tenet of the theory, apparently …

Structural properties of nanoclusters: Energetic, thermodynamic, and kinetic effects

F Baletto, R Ferrando - Reviews of modern physics, 2005 - APS
The structural properties of free nanoclusters are reviewed. Special attention is paid to the
interplay of energetic, thermodynamic, and kinetic factors in the explanation of cluster …

Superfluid helium droplets: a uniquely cold nanomatrix for molecules and molecular complexes

JP Toennies, AF Vilesov - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, recent experiments on the spectroscopy and chemical reactions of molecules and
complexes embedded in helium droplets are reviewed. In the droplets, a high spectroscopic …

Cooling of large molecules below 1 K and He clusters formation

U Even, J Jortner, D Noy, N Lavie… - The Journal of …, 2000 - pubs.aip.org
Supersonic jets have been used successfully to generate jets of cold and isolated molecules
since the pioneering work of Levy, Wharton, and Smalley more than two decades ago. 1 …

Infrared spectroscopy of helium nanodroplets: novel methods for physics and chemistry

MY Choi, GE Douberly, TM Falconer… - … Reviews in Physical …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Helium nanodroplets have emerged as a new and exciting medium for studying the structure
and dynamics of both this quantum solvent and impurities that can be doped into (onto) and …

Spectroscopy and dynamics in helium nanodroplets

F Stienkemeier, KK Lehmann - Journal of Physics B: Atomic …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
This article provides a review of recent work in the field of helium nanodroplet spectroscopy
with an emphasis on the dynamical aspects of the interactions between molecules in helium …

Cold physics and chemistry: Collisions, ionization and reactions inside helium nanodroplets close to zero K

A Mauracher, O Echt, AM Ellis, S Yang, DK Bohme… - Physics Reports, 2018 - Elsevier
This review provides a comprehensive overview of the applications of helium nanodroplets
in the study of ensembles of atoms and molecules, ie clusters and complexes. These …

Helium nanodroplets: An overview

M Barranco, R Guardiola, S Hernández… - Journal of low …, 2006 - Springer
We review the physics of helium nanodroplets with emphasis on theoretical aspects that
have been the subject of recent research, like 3 He and mixed 3 He− 4 He droplets, vortices …

Helium nanodroplet isolation rovibrational spectroscopy: Methods and recent results

C Callegari, KK Lehmann, R Schmied… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
In this article, recent developments in helium nanodroplet isolation HENDI spectroscopy are
reviewed, with an emphasis on the infrared region of the spectrum. We discuss how …