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View SchemaElectrostatic deflection of the water molecule, a fundamental asymmetric rotor
| Authors | Ramiro Moro, Jaap Bulthuis, Jonathon Heinrich, Vitaly V. Kresin |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0612033 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0612033 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.75.013415 |
Abstract
An inhomogeneous electric field is used to study the deflection of a supersonic beam of water molecules. The deflection profiles show strong broadening accompanied by a small net displacement towards higher electric fields. The profiles are in excellent agreement with a calculation of rotational Stark shifts. The molecular rotational temperature being the only adjustable parameter, beam deflection is found to offer an accurate and practical means of determining this quantity. A pair of especially strongly responding rotational sublevels, adding up to \approx 25% of the total beam intensity, are readily separated by deflection, making them potentially useful for further electrostatic manipulation.
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