Interaction of polar molecules with resonant radio frequency electric fields: imaging of the NO molecular beam splitting.
The interaction between a NO supersonic beam and a resonant radio frequency (RF) field is investigated using laser ionization coupled to imaging techniques. It is shown how the resonant interaction leads to a beam splitting of +/-0.2 degrees toward both positive and negative direction perpendicular to the beam propagation axis. This phenomenon is rationalized using a model based on molecular interferences produced by the action of the resonant RF electric field.
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Unidad de Laáseres y Haces Moleculares, Instituto Pluridisciplinar, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid 28040, Spain.
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González Ureña
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