Coulomb-crystallised molecular ions in traps: methods, applications, prospects
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- 27 March 2012
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Reviews in Physical Chemistry
- Vol. 31 (2) , 175-199
Abstract
Translationally cold, spatially localised molecular ions prepared by sympathetic cooling with laser-cooled atomic ions in ion traps have recently found a wide range of applications in both chemistry and physics. The very low temperatures of the ions (down to millikelvins), their tight localisation in the trap and the ability to control and manipulate single isolated molecules on the quantum level offer intriguing possibilities for new experiments in the realms of cold chemistry, precision molecular spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and quantum technology. The present article gives an overview of the basic experimental methods, current topics and recent developments in this field.Keywords
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