title: Gas phase sorting of fullerenes, polypeptides and carbon nanotubes.
abstract: We discuss the Stark deflectometry of micro-modulated molecular beams for the enrichment of biomolecular isomers as well as single-wall carbon nanotubes, and we demonstrate the working principle of this idea with fullerenes. The sorting is based on the species-dependent susceptibility-to-mass ratio χ/m. The device is compatible with a high molecular throughput, and the spatial micro-modulation of the beam permits one to obtain a fine spatial resolution and a high sorting sensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Hendrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ulbricht
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berninger
authors.forename: Sarayut
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deachapunya
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stefanov
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arndt