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It is shown that the combined effects of electrostatic and resonant laser fields on a molecular ensemble can be used to control the orientation of molecules by changing their internal state. In contrast to most other schemes for controlling molecular orientation, the proposed method does not require rotational cooling and can be highly efficient at room temperature.
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Original Russian Text © D.V. Zhdanov, B.A. Grishanin, V.N. Zadkov, 2006, published in Zhurnal Éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, 2006, Vol. 130, No. 3, pp. 387–400.
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Zhdanov, D.V., Grishanin, B.A. & Zadkov, V.N. Orientational selection of molecules in combined laser and electrostatic fields. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 103, 335–345 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776106090019
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