Collision photography: polarization imaging of atom-molecule collisions.
We report differential scattering experiments on the laser excitation of Na + M collision pairs with M = N(2), CO, C(2)H(2), and CO(2). The collision event is probed by the laser polarization revealing geometric and electronic properties of the collision pair. The experimental data are compared to the results of a Monte Carlo trajectory simulation using ab initio quantum chemical data.
Goldstein
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Institut für Atom- und Molekülphysik, Universität Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany.
Figl
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Grosser
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Hoffmann
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Jungen
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Stalder
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Rebentrost
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