Colloquium: Aligning molecules with strong laser pulses

H Stapelfeldt, T Seideman - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2003 - APS
We review the theoretical and experimental status of intense laser alignment—a field at the
interface between intense laser physics and chemical dynamics with potential applications …

Manipulation of molecules with electromagnetic fields

M Lemeshko, RV Krems, JM Doyle, S Kais - Molecular Physics, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The goal of the present article is to review the major developments that have led to the
current understanding of molecule–field interactions and experimental methods for …

Nonadiabatic alignment by intense pulses. Concepts, theory, and directions

T Seideman, E Hamilton - Advances in atomic, molecular, and optical …, 2005 - Elsevier
We review the theory of intense laser alignment of molecules and present a survey of the
many recent developments in this rapidly evolving field. Starting with a qualitative discussion …

Taming molecular beams

SYT Van De Meerakker, HL Bethlem, G Meijer - Nature Physics, 2008 - nature.com
The motion of neutral molecules in a beam can be manipulated with inhomogeneous
electric and magnetic fields. Static fields can be used to deflect or focus molecules, whereas …

Discriminatory optical force for chiral molecules

RP Cameron, SM Barnett, AM Yao - New Journal of Physics, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
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Spatially-controlled complex molecules and their applications

YP Chang, DA Horke, S Trippel… - International reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The understanding of molecular structure and function is at the very heart of the chemical
and molecular sciences. Experiments that allow for the creation of structurally pure samples …

Optical Stark decelerator for molecules

R Fulton, AI Bishop, PF Barker - Physical review letters, 2004 - APS
We demonstrate a single stage optical Stark decelerator for neutral molecules which is
capable of reducing the translational energy of benzene molecules within a molecular beam …

Controlling the motion of cold molecules with deep periodic optical potentials

R Fulton, AI Bishop, MN Shneider, PF Barker - Nature Physics, 2006 - nature.com
The application of optical forces has allowed unprecedented control over the motion of
atoms leading to laser cooling and trap** and Bose–Einstein condensation. More …

Molecular alignment induced by ultrashort laser pulses and its impact on molecular motion

S Fleischer, Y Khodorkovsky… - Israel Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Spectroscopy aims at extracting information about matter through its interaction with light.
However, when performed on gas and liquid phases as well as solid phases lacking long …

[BOOK][B] Molecules in electromagnetic fields: from ultracold physics to controlled chemistry

RV Krems - 2018 - books.google.com
A tutorial for calculating the response of molecules to electric and magnetic fields with
examples from research in ultracold physics, controlled chemistry, and molecular collisions …