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 …

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 …

[LIBRO][B] Fractional calculus: an introduction for physicists

R Herrmann - 2011 - World Scientific
Up to now we have introduced a fractional derivative definition for special simple function
classes. In the following section we will present common generalizations for arbitrary …

Ultrafast chirality: the road to efficient chiral measurements

D Ayuso, AF Ordonez, O Smirnova - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Today we are witnessing the electric–dipole revolution in chiral measurements. Here we
reflect on its lessons and outcomes, such as the perspective on chiral measurements using …

Direct observation, study, and control of molecular superrotors

A Korobenko, AA Milner, V Milner - Physical review letters, 2014 - APS
Extremely fast rotating molecules whose rotational energy is comparable with the molecular
bond strength are known as “superrotors.” It has been speculated that superrotors may …

Controlled enantioselective orientation of chiral molecules with an optical centrifuge

AA Milner, JAM Fordyce, I MacPhail-Bartley… - Physical Review Letters, 2019 - APS
We report on the first experimental demonstration of enantioselective rotational control of
chiral molecules with a laser field. In our experiments, two enantiomers of propylene oxide …

Nonlinear two-dimensional terahertz photon echo and rotational spectroscopy in the gas phase

J Lu, Y Zhang, HY Hwang… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Ultrafast 2D spectroscopy uses correlated multiple light− matter interactions for retrieving
dynamic features that may otherwise be hidden under the linear spectrum; its extension to …

Real-time observation of molecular spinning with angular high-harmonic spectroscopy

L He, P Lan, AT Le, B Wang, B Wang, X Zhu, P Lu… - Physical Review Letters, 2018 - APS
We demonstrate an angular high-harmonic spectroscopy method to probe the spinning
dynamics of a molecular rotation wave packet in real time. With the excitation of two time …

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 …

Selective orientation of chiral molecules by laser fields with twisted polarization

I Tutunnikov, E Gershnabel, S Gold… - The journal of physical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We explore a pure optical method for enantioselective orientation of chiral molecules by
means of laser fields with twisted polarization. Several field implementations are considered …