Atomic and Molecular Manipulation Using Structured Light

R. C. Fulton

A. Grimpe

Optical collisions in a crossed beam experiment are examined for the atomic collision pairs LiHe, LiNe, NaNe.Differential cross sections are measured in order to probe the quallity of quantum chemical calculated and spectroscopical determined molecular potentials.The linear polarization of the excitation laser is used to manipulate the contrast of the differential cross sections for NaNe.Using elliptical polarized light total control over the angular position and the contrast of the interference pattern is demonstrated.Differential cross sections for the collision pairs LiH and LiD show a pronounced oscillatory structure, which for the first time is observed for atom-molecule optical collisions.

William D. Phillips

J. Weiner

A thorough introduction to atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) science and engineering. Atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) science and engineering stands at the confluence of strong scientific and technological currents in physics, chemistry, and electrical engineering. It seeks ways to expand our ability to use light for many purposes: to observe and manipulate matter at the atomic scale, to use nanostructures to manipulate light at the subwavelength scale, to develop quantum devices, and to control internal molecular motion and modify chemical reactivity with light. The two-volume Light-M

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