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The Role of Molecular Beams in the 20th Century

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Part of the book series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics ((SSAOPP,volume 28))

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When Dunnoyer (1911) produced the first molecular beam and showed that atoms inside a sufficiently evacuated chamber move along straight lines, he created one of the most important research instruments for 20th century physics and chemistry. An unusually long and extremely fruitful period of experimental investigations, choosing new angles of attack again and again, led to an important, wide-reaching and ground-breaking knowledge base.

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Pauly, H. (2000). The Role of Molecular Beams in the 20th Century. In: Atom, Molecule, and Cluster Beams I. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, vol 28. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04213-7_1

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