Advances in quantum state preparations combined with molecular cooling and trap**
technologies have enabled unprecedented control of molecular collision dynamics. This …

Single molecules, the smallest independently stable units in the material world, serve as the
fundamental building blocks of matter. Among different branches of single-molecule …

Prealigning nonpolar reacting molecules leads to large stereodynamical effects because of
their weak steering interaction en route to the reaction barrier. However, experimental …

Understanding quantum interferences is essential to the study of chemical reaction
dynamics. Here, we provide an interesting case of quantum interference between two …

In recent experiments using the Stark-induced adiabatic Raman passage technique, Zhou et
al.(J. Chem. Phys. 2021, 154, 104309; Science 2021, 374, 960–964) measured the …

Resonant scattering of optically state-prepared and aligned molecules in the cold regime
allows the most detailed interrogation and control of bimolecular collisions. This technique …

Cold molecules provide an excellent platform for quantum information, cold chemistry, and
precision measurement. Certain molecules have enhanced sensitivity to beyond standard …

A crossed molecular beam, velocity-map ion-imaging apparatus has been used to
determine differential cross sections (DCSs), as a function of collider final internal energy, for …

Cold collisions of light molecules are often dominated by a single partial wave resonance.
For the rotational quenching of HD (v= 1, j= 2) by collisions with ground state para-H 2, the …

Vibrational energy transfer in collisions between ions and neutrals is a fundamental process
in interstellar media, planetary atmospheres, and plasmas. The conventional wisdom is that …