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Understanding the molecular vibrations underlying each of the unknown infrared emission (UIE) bands (such as those found at 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 6.2, 6.9, 7.7, 11.3, 15.8, 16.4, 18.9 mm) observed in or towards astronomical objects is a vital link…
The vibrational behavior of molecules serves as a crucial fingerprint of their structure, chemical state, and surrounding environment. Neutron vibrational spectroscopy provides comprehensive measurements of vibrational modes without…
It is commonly believed that electromagnetic spectra of atoms and molecules can be fully described by interactions of electric and magnetic multipoles. However, it has recently become clear that interactions between light and matter also…
It is proposed that nuclear (or electron) spins in a trapped molecule would be well isolated from the environment and the state of each spin can be measured by means of mechanical detection of magnetic resonance. Therefore molecular traps…
Large molecules have complex potential-energy surfaces with many local minima. They exhibit multiple stereo-isomers, even at very low temperatures. In this paper we discuss the different approaches for the manipulation of the motion of…
A numerical simulation of vibrational excitation of molecules was devised, and used to excite computational models of common molecules into a prescribed, pure, normal vibration mode in the ground electronic state, with varying, controlable…
We present an efficient method of calculating the vibrational spectrum of a magnetic molecule adsorbed on a superconductor, directly related to the first derivative of the tunneling $IV$ curve. The work is motivated by a recent…
A new mechanism is described, analyzed and visualized, for the dissipation of suprathermal rotation energy of molecules in magnetic fields, a necessary condition for their alignment. It relies upon the Lorentz force perturbing the motion of…
Consider a "simplicial molecule": $n$ equal point masses placed at the vertices of a regular $(n-1)$-simplex, connected by ${n \choose 2}$ identical springs. We apply the representation theory of the symmetric group $S_n$ to compute its…
The ability to directly follow and time resolve the rearrangement of the nuclei within molecules is a frontier of science that requires atomic spatial and few-femtosecond temporal resolutions. While laser induced electron diffraction can…
Molecular dynamics calculations and optical spectroscopy measurements of weakly active infrared modes are reported. The results are qualitatively understood in terms of the "motional diminishing" of IR lines, a process analogous to the…
Vibronic spectra of molecules are typically described within the Franck-Condon model. Here, we show that highly resolved vibronic spectra of large organic molecules on a single layer of MoS$_{2}$ on Au(111) show spatial variations in their…
Infrared spectroscopy is key to elucidate molecular structures, monitor reactions and observe conformational changes, while providing information on both structural and dynamical properties. This makes the accurate prediction of infrared…
Quantum transport through single molecules is essentially affected by molecular vibrations. We investigate the behavior of the prototype single-level model with intermediate electron-vibron coupling and arbitrary coupling to the leads. We…
Molecular systems can exhibit a complex, chemically tailorable inner structure which allows for targeting of specific mechanical, electronic and optical properties. At the single-molecule level, two major complementary ways to explore these…
In a molecule subjected to no external fields, motion of nuclei is governed by a function V of nuclear coordinates. This function (potential energy) is a sum of two terms: Coulomb repulsion between nuclei and the electronic effective…
A rotor system, having the symmetry afforded by the two-parameter quantum algebra Uqp(u(2)), is investigated in this communication. This system is useful in rotational spectroscopy of molecules and nuclei. In particular, it is shown to lead…
Rescattering electrons offer great potential as probes of molecular properties on ultrafast timescales. The most famous example is molecular tomography, in which high harmonic spectra of oriented molecules are mapped to ``tomographic…
Vibrational spectroscopy is a powerful technique to characterize the near-equilibrium dynamics of molecules in the gas- and the condensed-phase. This contribution summarizes efforts from computer-based methods to gain insight into the…
This work explores how small molecules sound. Infrared (IR) spectra of HCl, H2O, NH3, and acetone are mapped into the audible range using a simple anharmonic oscillator model and NIST vibrational data. Comparing harmonic and anharmonic…