Stereodynamical control of cold HD + D<sub>2</sub> collisions
Bikramaditya Mandal, James F. E. Croft, Pablo G. Jambrina, Hua Guo, F. J. Aoiz, N. Balakrishnan
Abstract
Using full-dimensional quantum scattering calculations we show strong alignment effects in rotational quenching of HD in cold collisions with D 2 .
Topics & Concepts
ScatteringQuenching (fluorescence)Atomic physicsPhysicsQuantumOpticsQuantum mechanicsFluorescenceCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchOptical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials