title: Forbidden Vibrational Transitions in Cold Molecular Ions: Experimental Observation and Potential Applications.
abstract: A range of interesting fundamental scientific questions can be addressed by high-precision molecular spectroscopy. A promising way towards this goal is the measurement of dipole-forbidden vibrational transitions in molecular ions. We have recently reported the first such observation in a molecular ion. Here, we give an overview of our method and our results as well as an outlook on potential future applications.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Germann
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tonga
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Willitsch