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Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

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Artist's concept of the sorting mechanism. Conformers with a larger dipole moment (marked blue) are deflected stronger than those with a smaller dipole moment (marked red). This way, one type of conformers can be picked and lead seperately to react with the ultra cool calcium ions.

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Image: Yuan-Pin Chang/DESY

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