title: Quantum control of isomerization by robust navigation in the energy spectrum.
abstract: In this paper, we present a detailed study on the application of the quantum control technique of navigation in the energy spectrum to chemical isomerization processes, namely, CN-Li⇆ Li-CN. This technique is based on the controlled time variation of a Hamiltonian parameter, an external uniform electric field in our case. The main result of our work establishes that the navigation involved in the method is robust, in the sense that quite sizable deviations from a pre-established control parameter time profile can be introduced and still get good final results. This is specially relevant thinking of a experimental implementation of the method.
authors.affiliation: Centro Atómico Constituyentes, GIyA, CNEA, San Martín, and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, C1033AAJ Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Murgida
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Sistemas Complejos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Arranz
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Borondo