Collisions of molecules in a thermal gas are difficult to control. Thermal motion randomizes
molecular encounters and diminishes the effects of external radiation or static …

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 …

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

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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 …

This article reviews the current state of the art in the field of cold and ultracold molecules and
demonstrates that chemical reactions, inelastic collisions and dissociation of molecules at …

Molecular scattering behavior has generally proven difficult to study at low collision
energies. We formed a molecular beam of OH radicals with a narrow velocity distribution …

A polar molecule experiences a force in an inhomogeneous electric field. Using this force,
neutral molecules can be decelerated and trapped. It is shown here that this can in principle …

A pulsed beam of ground state OH radicals is slowed down using a Stark decelerator and is
subsequently loaded into an electrostatic trap. Characterization of the molecular beam …

Inspired by the spectacular successes in the field of cold atoms, there is currently great
interest in cold molecules. Cooling molecules is useful for various fundamental physics …