The observation of coherent dynamics ensuing from the excitation of molecular systems by
femtosecond laser pulses is at the heart of femtochemistry. The time-dependent evolution of …

The last part of the twentieth century has experienced a huge resurge of activity in the field of
coherent light–matter interaction, more so in attempting to exert control over such …

Experiments show how product pathways can be controlled by irradiation with one or more
laser beams during individual bimolecular collisions or during unimolecular decompositions …

Controlling chemical reactions with light rests on the idea of exciting a vibration that
becomes the reaction coordinate in subsequent chemistry. Vibrational excitation techniques …

This review describes advances which have occurred during the past decade in chemical
reaction dynamics using crossed molecular beams. After a brief historical introduction …

Dissociative chemisorption is the initial and often rate-limiting step in many heterogeneous
processes. As a result, an in-depth understanding of the reaction dynamics of such …

We describe recent advances in the theoretical description of bimolecular reactions
involving four or more atoms based on quantum scattering theory and quasiclassical …

The ability to predict mode/bond selectivity and energy disposal is of central importance for
controlling chemical reactions. We argue that the transition state plays a critical role in state …

This review surveys quantum scattering calculations on chemical reactions of polyatomic
molecules in the gas phase published in the last ten years. These calculations are useful …

We survey the recent advances in theoretical understanding of quantum state resolved
dynamics, using the title reactions as examples. It is shown that the progress was made …