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

Feshbach resonances are the essential tool to control the interaction between atoms in
ultracold quantum gases. They have found numerous experimental applications, opening up …

Ultracold molecules offer unprecedented opportunities for the controlled interrogation of
molecular events, including chemical reactivity in the ultimate quantum regime. The …

This paper presents a review of the current state of the art in the research field of cold and
ultracold molecules. It serves as an introduction to the focus issue ofNew Journal of Physics …

It has been roughly three decades since laser cooling techniques produced ultracold
atoms,,, leading to rapid advances in a wide array of fields. Laser cooling has not yet been …

How does a chemical reaction proceed at ultralow temperatures? Can simple quantum
mechanical rules such as quantum statistics, single partial-wave scattering, and quantum …

We demonstrate slowing and longitudinal cooling of a supersonic beam of CaF molecules
using counterpropagating laser light resonant with a closed rotational and almost-closed …

This review is concerned with the theoretical and computational modeling of bimolecular
reactions, especially with generally applicable methods for kinetics (ie, overall rates as …

Experiments have lagged theory in exploring chemical interactions at temperatures so low
that translational degrees of freedom can no longer be treated classically. The difficulty has …

▪ Abstract This review discusses recent quantum scattering calculations on bimolecular
chemical reactions in the gas phase. This theory provides detailed and accurate predictions …