Stopping molecular rotation using coherent ultra-low-energy magnetic manipulations

Autor: Helen Chadwick, Mark F. Somers, Aisling C. Stewart, Yosef Alkoby, Thomas J. D. Carter, Dagmar Butkovicova, Gil Alexandrowicz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29830-3
Popis: Manipulating the rotational motions of molecules may provide a tool for controlling chemical processes. Here the authors demonstrate that the rotation of a D2 molecule can be stopped, upon collision with a metal surface, by a magnetic field that affects the rotational levels to a much smaller extent than the energy difference upon de-excitation.
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