Publications by authors named "Lukas Martinetz"
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- Matter-wave interferometry with molecules showcases a key quantum phenomenon and has potential for advanced measurements in physical chemistry.
- A major challenge is developing efficient beam splitting methods that can work with a variety of particles.
- This research focuses on using intense deep-ultraviolet light to better understand interactions that could lead to new techniques in protein interferometry and enhanced sensing of molecular properties.
We derive the Boltzmann equation for the rotranslational dynamics of an arbitrary convex rigid body in a rarefied gas. It yields as a limiting case the Fokker-Planck equation accounting for friction, diffusion, and nonconservative drift forces and torques. We provide the rotranslational friction and diffusion tensors for specular and diffuse reflection off particles with spherical, cylindrical, and cuboidal shape, and show that the theory describes thermalization, photophoresis, and the inverse Magnus effect in the free molecular regime.
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