Chemical dynamics from the gas‐phase to surfaces

DJ Auerbach, JC Tully, AM Wodtke - Natural Sciences, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The field of gas‐phase chemical dynamics has developed superb experimental methods to
probe the detailed outcome of gas‐phase chemical reactions. These experiments inspired …

Cold and controlled molecular beams: Production and applications

J Jankunas, A Osterwalder - Annual review of physical chemistry, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The field of cold molecules has become an important source of new insight in fundamental
chemistry and molecular physics. High-resolution spectroscopy benefits from translationally …

Imaging the onset of the resonance regime in low-energy NO-He collisions

T de Jongh, M Besemer, Q Shuai, T Karman… - Science, 2020 - science.org
At low energies, the quantum wave–like nature of molecular interactions results in distinctive
scattering behavior, ranging from the universal Wigner laws near 0 kelvin to the occurrence …

Large scale purification in semiconductors using Rydberg excitons

M Bergen, V Walther, B Panda, M Harati… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Improving the quantum coherence of solid-state systems is a decisive factor in realizing solid-
state quantum technologies. The key to optimize quantum coherence lies in reducing the …

Crossed-Beam and Theoretical Studies of the O(3P, 1D) + Benzene Reactions: Primary Products, Branching Fractions, and Role of Intersystem Crossing

G Vanuzzo, A Caracciolo, TK Minton… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Reliable modeling of hydrocarbon oxidation relies critically on knowledge of the branching
fractions (BFs) as a function of temperature (T) and pressure (p) for the products of the …

Reaction dynamics of oxygen atoms with unsaturated hydrocarbons from crossed molecular beam studies: primary products, branching ratios and role of intersystem …

P Casavecchia, F Leonori… - International Reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
We review the progress made in the understanding of the dynamics of the reactions of
ground state oxygen atoms, O (3P), with unsaturated hydrocarbons (acetylene, ethylene …

Sub-Kelvin Stereodynamics of the Reaction

J Zou, SDS Gordon, A Osterwalder - Physical Review Letters, 2019 - APS
We present an experimental study of the low-energy stereodynamics of the Ne (P 3 2)+ N 2
reaction. Supersonic expansions of the two reactants are superposed in a merged beam …

Revealing the stereospecific chemistry of the reaction of Cl with aligned CHD3(ν1 = 1)

F Wang, K Liu, TP Rakitzis - Nature Chemistry, 2012 - nature.com
The concept of geometrical constraints and steric hindrance in reactions is implanted deeply
in a chemist's 'chemical intuition'. However, until now a true three-dimensional view of these …

Stereodynamical control of a quantum scattering resonance in cold molecular collisions

PG Jambrina, JFE Croft, H Guo, M Brouard… - Physical Review Letters, 2019 - APS
Cold collisions of light molecules are often dominated by a single partial wave resonance.
For the rotational quenching of HD (v= 1, j= 2) by collisions with ground state para-H 2, the …

Taking the plunge: chemical reaction dynamics in liquids

AJ Orr-Ewing - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The dynamics of chemical reactions in liquid solutions are now amenable to direct study
using ultrafast laser spectroscopy techniques and advances in computer simulation …