Cooling atoms to ultralow temperatures has produced a wealth of opportunities in
fundamental physics, precision metrology, and quantum science. The more recent …

1. INTRODUCTION Beams of atoms and molecules are stalwart tools for spectroscopy and
studies of collisional processes. 1− 4 The supersonic expansion technique can create cold …

The motion of neutral molecules in a beam can be manipulated and controlled with
inhomogeneous electric and magnetic fields. Static fields can be used to deflect or focus …

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 …

The recent development of a range of new methods for producing samples of gas-phase
molecules that are translationally cold (K) or ultracold (mK) is driving efforts to study reactive …

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 …

Progress on research in the field of molecules at cold and ultracold temperatures is reported
in this review. It covers extensively the experimental methods to produce, detect and …

Collisions between cold molecules are essential for studying fundamental aspects of
quantum chemistry, and may enable the formation of quantum degenerate molecular matter …

Laser slowing of CaF molecules down to the capture velocity of a magneto-optical trap for
molecules is achieved. Starting from a two-stage buffer gas beam source, we apply …

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 …