Welcome to the Controlled Chemical Reactions group!
What exactly happens during a chemical reaction? Our aim is to completely understand and, ultimately, fully control chemical reactions on the molecular level. We therefore investigate reactive collisions, in which chemical bonds are broken and new bonds are formed, between individual molecules in the gas phase. We make use of advanced experimental techniques to study these reactions in extremely high detail.
Our group is part of the Spectroscopy of Cold Molecules department within the Institute for Molecules and Materials of the Radboud University.
Latest news
8 October: Saskia Bruil joins us for her MSc internship. Welcome!
6 September: This summer, Saskia showed our work at MOLEC, and Alexandra presented our research at CCMI. Well done!
5 September: Jolijn has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant! So excited that we can expand our group and continue our research for the next five years! See the news items of the IMM and the RU for more information.
18 June: Jolijn visited the Raayland College in Venray to give a lecture about our research to high school students.
24 May: It’s never too early to learn about science! Jolijn visited a daycare to show toddlers what a scientist does. We did some experiments and read a book about science. Such a cool experience!
Recent publications
- Imaging Resonance Effects in C + H2 Collisions using a Zeeman Decelerator
Vikram Plomp, Xu-Dong Wang, Jacek Kłos, Paul J. Dagdigian, François Lique, Jolijn Onvlee, Sebastiaan Y.T. van de Meerakker
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 15, 4602 (2024), arXiv:2312.00203 - Low-Energy Collisions of Zeeman-Decelerated NH Radicals with He Atoms
Vikram Plomp, Jolijn Onvlee, François Lique, Sebastiaan Y.T. van de Meerakker
J. Phys. Chem. A 127, 2306 (2023)
- High-Resolution Imaging of C + He Collisions using Zeeman Deceleration and Vacuum-Ultraviolet Detection
Vikram Plomp, Xu-Dong Wang, François Lique, Jacek Kłos, Jolijn Onvlee, Sebastiaan Y.T. van de Meerakker
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 12, 12210 (2021), arXiv:2112.03197