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SYCC: Symposium Controlled Molecular Collisions

SYCC 1: Controlled Molecular Collisions

SYCC 1.3: Invited Talk

Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 12:00–12:30, Paulussaal

Manoeuvring chemical reactions one degree of freedom at a time — •Jutta Toscano — University of Basel, Switzerland

The combined use of electric fields, magnetic fields and laser light affords us an ever-increasing level of control over the properties of atoms and molecules, enabling reactivity to be probed as a function of their various degrees of freedom [1].

Here, we discuss how electrostatic deflection [2] can be employed to disentangle the reactivity of molecules in different rotational states, or with different spatial orientation of their constituent atoms [3]. Furthermore, we demonstrate for the first time the sympathetic cooling of different conformational isomers within a Coulomb crystal [4], setting the scene for fully conformationally selected ion--molecule reaction studies.

[1] J. Toscano et al., PCCP 22, 9180 (2020)

[2] Y.-P. Chang et al., Int. Rev. Phys. Chem. 34, 557 (2015)

[3] A. Kilaj et al., Nat. Commun. 12, 6047 (2021)

[4] L. Xu et al., arXiv:2308.03935 (2023)

Keywords: Controlled reactions; Quantum-state-selected chemistry; Electrostatic deflection; Ion trapping; Coulomb crystals