Optical centrifuge for molecules

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DOI	Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.3420
Author	Search for: Karczmarek, Joanna¹; Search for: Wright, James; Search for: Corkum, Paul²; Search for: Ivanov, Misha³
Name affiliation	National Research Council of Canada National Research Council of Canada. Security and Disruptive Technologies National Research Council of Canada. NRC Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences
Format	Text, Article
Journal title	Physical Review Letters
ISSN	0031-9007 1079-7114
Volume	82
Issue	17
Pages	3420–3423
Abstract	Strong infrared fields can be used for controlled spinning of molecules to very high angular momentum states. The angular momentum acquired can be sufficient to break molecular bonds. The approach is suitable for all anisotropic molecules, and we illustrate it by dissociating a homonuclear diatomic Cl₂, with optical centrifuge efficiently separating Cl³⁵ and Cl³⁷ isotopes and thus demonstrating high sensitivity to the moment of inertia.
Publication date	1999-04-26
Publisher	American Physical Society
Language	English
Peer reviewed	Yes
NPARC number	21277559
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