Norman Hascoe Distinguished Lecture Series

The motion of neutral molecules in a beam can be manipulated with inhomogeneous electric and magnetic fields. Static fields can be used to deflect or focus molecules, whereas time-varying fields can be used to decelerate or accelerate beams of molecules to any desired velocity. I will give an overview of the possibilities that his molecular beam technology offers, ranging from ultrahigh-resolution spectroscopy, lifetime measurements and novel scattering experiments to the playing with molecules on a chip.

Reference: S.Y.T. van de Meerakker, H.L. Bethlem, and G. Meijer, Nature Physics 4 (2008) 595-602.