The clue for ION had been [Monatomic or polyatomic atom], but “polyatomic atom” is a contradictory phrase. Ions are atoms with net electric charges, so it’s not uncommon to see “atom” in ...

(Courtesy: iStock/Emilija Randjelovic) Individual polyatomic molecules have been trapped in arrays ... For decades, physicists have been cooling atoms to ultracold temperatures. However, molecules are ...

Cooling atoms to very cold temperatures has allowed ... opening up new avenues of polyatomic molecular research. More information: Nathaniel B. Vilas et al, An optical tweezer array of ultracold ...

Laser-induced electron diffraction is an evolving tabletop method that aims to image ultrafast structural changes in gas-phase polyatomic molecules with sub-Ångström spatial and femtosecond ...

The problem is that making ultracold molecules is difficult. One approach is to laser-cool the molecules directly, as is commonly done with atoms. However, few polyatomic molecules have the right ...

The experimental and theoretical results presented here provide a detailed picture of the response of a small polyatomic molecule ... interaction with isolated atoms, and can be understood and ...

He is also currently working to realize new techniques to trap and study processes in polyatomic molecules. The Doyle group has pioneered a general technique for cooling and loading atoms and ...