Researchers describe using a novel method combining cryogenic technology and direct laser light to cool the nonlinear polyatomic molecule calcium monomethoxide (CaOCH3) to just above absolute zero.
Red light stop: The experiment uses multiple frequencies of light to cool the CaOH atoms to a fraction of a degree above absolute zero. (Courtesy: John Doyle) Physicists in the US have created ...
Three’s company: researchers at Harvard University have trapped individual triatomic molecules. (Courtesy: iStock/Emilija Randjelovic) Individual polyatomic molecules have been trapped in arrays of ...
The study of extended thermodynamics for polyatomic gases represents a significant advance in our understanding of non-equilibrium systems. This framework extends classical thermodynamics by ...
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