Chemist adds details of 'cold collisions of hot molecules' to theories of molecular interactions
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 - 15:40
in Physics & Chemistry
When two cars collide at an intersection -- from opposite directions -- the impact is much different than when two cars -- traveling in the same direction -- 'bump' into each other. In the laboratory, similar types of collisions can be made to occur between molecules to study chemistry at very low temperatures, or 'cold collisions.' A team of scientists has developed a new experimental approach to study chemistry using these cold 'same direction' molecular collisions.