Molecules in Superfluid Helium Nanodroplets

Molecules in Superfluid Helium Nanodroplets
Author: Alkwin Slenczka
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 590
Release: 2022-05-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 303094896X

This open access book covers recent advances in experiments using the ultra-cold, very weakly perturbing superfluid environment provided by helium nanodroplets for high resolution spectroscopic, structural and dynamic studies of molecules and synthetic clusters. The recent infra-red, UV-Vis studies of radicals, molecules, clusters, ions and biomolecules, as well as laser dynamical and laser orientational studies, are reviewed. The Coulomb explosion studies of the uniquely quantum structures of small helium clusters, X-ray imaging of large droplets and electron diffraction of embedded molecules are also described. Particular emphasis is given to the synthesis and detection of new species by mass spectrometry and deposition electron microscopy.

Cold Chemistry

Cold Chemistry
Author: Olivier Dulieu
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Total Pages: 692
Release: 2017-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1788013557

Recent years have seen tremendous progress in research on cold and controlled molecular collisions, both in theory and in experiment. The advent of techniques to prepare cold and ultracold molecules and ions, to store them in optical lattices or in charged quasicristalline structures, and to use them in crossed or merged beam experiments have opened many new possibilities to study the most fundamental aspects of molecular interactions. At the same time, theoretical work has made progress in tackling these problems and accurately describing quantum effects in complex systems, and in proposing viable options to control chemical reactions at ultralow energies. Through tutorials on both the theoretical and experimental aspects of research in cold and ultracold molecular collisions, this book provides advanced undergraduate students, graduate students and researchers with the foundations needed to understand this exciting field.

Nanodroplets

Nanodroplets
Author: Zhiming M. Wang
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2014-01-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1461494729

Nanodroplets, the basis of complex and advanced nanostructures such as quantum rings, quantum dots and quantum dot clusters for future electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices, have attracted the interdisciplinary interest of chemists, physicists and engineers. This book combines experimental and theoretical analyses of nanosized droplets which reveal many attractive properties. Coverage includes nanodroplet synthesis, structure, unique behaviors and their nanofabrication, including chapters on focused ion beam, atomic force microscopy, molecular beam epitaxy and the "vapor-liquid- solid" route. Particular emphasis is given to the behavior of metallic nanodroplets, water nanodroplets and nanodroplets in polymer and metamaterial nanocomposites. The contributions of leading scientists and their research groups will provide readers with deeper insight into the chemical and physical mechanisms, properties, and potential applications of various nanodroplets.

Low Temperatures and Cold Molecules

Low Temperatures and Cold Molecules
Author: Ian W. M. Smith
Publisher: Imperial College Press
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2008
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1848162103

This book brings together, for the first time, the results of recent research in areas ranging from the chemistry of cold interstellar clouds (10-20 K), through laboratory studies of the spectroscopy and kinetics of ions, radicals and molecules, to studies of molecules in liquid helium droplets, to attempts to create molecular (as distinct from atomic) Bose-Einstein condensates.

Atomic and Molecular Beams

Atomic and Molecular Beams
Author: Roger Campargue
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1013
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642568009

This title covers the state of the art in this field both theoretically and experimentally. With contributions from leading researchers including several Nobel laureates, it represents a long-lasting source of reference on all aspects of fundamental research into or using atomic and molecular beams.

Low Temperatures and Cold Molecules

Low Temperatures and Cold Molecules
Author: Ian W. M. Smith
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2008
Genre: Science
ISBN: 184816209X

This book brings together, for the first time, the results of recent research in areas ranging from the chemistry of cold interstellar clouds (10-20 K), through laboratory studies of the spectroscopy and kinetics of ions, radicals and molecules, to studies of molecules in liquid helium droplets, to attempts to create molecular (as distinct from atomic) Bose-Einstein condensates.

Handbook of Nanophysics

Handbook of Nanophysics
Author: Klaus D. Sattler
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 718
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1420075454

In the 1990s, nanoparticles and quantum dots began to be used in optical, electronic, and biological applications. Now they are being studied for use in solid-state quantum computation, tumor imaging, and photovoltaics. Handbook of Nanophysics: Nanoparticles and Quantum Dots focuses on the fundamental physics of these nanoscale materials and struct

Dynamical Processes in Atomic and Molecular Physics

Dynamical Processes in Atomic and Molecular Physics
Author: Gennadi Ogurtsov
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2012
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1608052451

Atomic and molecular physics underlie a basis for our knowledge of fundamental processes in nature and technology and in such applications as solid state physics, chemistry and biology. In recent years, atomic and molecular physics has undergone a revolutionary change due to great achievements in computing and experimental techniques. As a result, it has become possible to obtain information both on atomic and molecular characteristics and on dynamics of atomic and molecular processes. This e-book highlights the present state of investigations in the field of atomic and molecular physics. Recent theoretical developments as well as new discoveries and observations are discussed. the Book should be of interest to students studying atomic and molecular physics and specialists in related fields of science and technology.