Quantum-state selection, alignment, and orientation of large molecules using static electric and laser fields
Quantum-state selection, alignment, and orientation of large molecules using static electric and laser fields
Supersonic beams of polar molecules are deflected using inhomogeneous electric fields. The quantum-state selectivity of the deflection is used to spatially separate molecules according to their quantum state. A detailed analysis of the deflection and the obtained quantum-state selection is presented. The rotational temperatures of the molecular beams are determined …