Collision photography: polarization imaging of atom-molecule collisions

Goldstein, R.; Figl, C.; Grosser, J.; Hoffmann, O.; Jungen, M.; Stalder, J.; Rebentrost, F.

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Collision photography: polarization imaging of atom-molecule collisions

Date

2004-11-08

Authors

Goldstein, R.

Figl, C.

Grosser, J.

Hoffmann, O.

Jungen, M.

Stalder, J.

Rebentrost, F.

Publisher

American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Abstract

We report differential scattering experiments on the laser excitation of Na+Mcollision pairs with M=N₂, CO, C₂H₂, and CO₂. The collision event is probed by the laser polarization revealing geometric and electronic properties of the collision pair. The experimental data are compared to the results of a Monte Carlo trajectory simulation using ab initio quantum chemical data.