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 …

Spatially-controlled complex molecules and their applications

YP Chang, DA Horke, S Trippel… - International reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The understanding of molecular structure and function is at the very heart of the chemical
and molecular sciences. Experiments that allow for the creation of structurally pure samples …

Quantum coherent control of a single molecular-polariton rotation

LB Fan, CC Shu, D Dong, J He, NE Henriksen… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
We present a combined analytical and numerical study for coherent terahertz control of a
single molecular polariton, formed by strongly coupling two rotational states of a molecule …

Molecular movie of ultrafast coherent rotational dynamics of OCS

ET Karamatskos, S Raabe, T Mullins… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Recording molecular movies on ultrafast timescales has been a longstanding goal for
unravelling detailed information about molecular dynamics. Here we present the direct …

Orientational quantum revivals induced by a single-cycle terahertz pulse

CC Shu, QQ Hong, Y Guo, NE Henriksen - Physical Review A, 2020 - APS
The phenomenon of quantum revivals resulting from the self-interference of wave packets
has been observed in several quantum systems and utilized widely in spectroscopic …

Observation of persistent orientation of chiral molecules by a laser field with twisted polarization

I Tutunnikov, J Floß, E Gershnabel, P Brumer… - Physical Review A, 2020 - APS
Molecular chirality is an omnipresent phenomenon of fundamental significance in physics,
chemistry, and biology. For this reason, the search for various techniques for …

A novel crossed-molecular-beam experiment for investigating reactions of state-and conformationally selected strong-field-seeking molecules

L Ploenes, P Straňák, H Gao, J Küpper… - Molecular …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The structure and quantum state of the reactants have a profound impact on the kinetics and
dynamics of chemical reactions. Over the past years, significant advances have been …

[HTML][HTML] Communication: Switched wave packets with spectrally truncated chirped pulses

AS Chatterley, ET Karamatskos, C Schouder… - The journal of …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
A new technique for obtaining switched wave packets using spectrally truncated chirped
laser pulses is demonstrated experimentally and numerically by one-dimensional alignment …

Spatially separating the conformers of a dipeptide

N Teschmit, DA Horke, J Küpper - … Chemie International Edition, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Atomic‐resolution‐imaging approaches for single molecules, such as coherent X‐ray
diffraction at free‐electron lasers, require the delivery of high‐density beams of identical …

Optimized cell geometry for buffer-gas-cooled molecular-beam sources

V Singh, AK Samanta, N Roth, D Gusa… - Physical Review A, 2018 - APS
We have designed, constructed, and commissioned a cryogenic helium buffer-gas source
for producing a cryogenically cooled molecular beam and evaluated the effect of different …