title: A new perspective: imaging the stereochemistry of molecular collisions.
abstract: The concept of the steric effect in molecular collisions is central to chemistry. In this Perspective article we review some of the progress made in studying the steric effect in inelastic and reactive collisions involving relatively small isolated atomic and molecular species. We overview the theoretical framework used to quantify the steric effect, and outline some of the key experimental approaches that can be employed to study the dynamics and mechanism of collisions involving oriented and aligned molecules. We illustrate the discussion by highlighting a few recent studies of inelastic and reactive scattering. Finally, we conclude with some reflections on possible future directions of interest.
authors: Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain. aoiz@quim.ucm.es.
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authors: The Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, The Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK. mark.brouard@chem.ox.ac.uk.
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authors: The Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, The Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK. mark.brouard@chem.ox.ac.uk.
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authors: The Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, The Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK. mark.brouard@chem.ox.ac.uk.
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authors: Nichols
authors: Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China. s.stolte@vu.nl and Department of Physics and Astronomy, LaserLaB, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, de Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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authors: The Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, The Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK. mark.brouard@chem.ox.ac.uk.
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