Aligned molecular collisions and a stereodynamical mechanism for selective chirality

Rendiconti Lincei

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-135

  Aquilanti, Vincenzo ^a   Grossi, Gaia ^a   Lombardi, Andrea ^a   Maciel, Glauciete S ^a   Palazzetti, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Molecular beams; Oriented molecules; Vortices

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTARY PROCESS; GASEOUS MIXTURE; GASPHASE; HETEROGENEOUS PHASIS; MOLECULAR COLLISIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR POLARIZATION; ORIENTED MOLECULES; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; STEREODYNAMICS; SUPERSONIC EXPANSIONS;

MOLECULAR BEAMS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; VACUUM; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 80051664208     PISSN: 20374631     EISSN: 17200776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12210-011-0123-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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