Intense laser fields can apply strong forces to molecules, distorting molecular potentials. Now, these effects have been used to precisely control the branching ratios of a polyatomic photodissociation reaction.
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Stolow, A. May the electric force be with you. Nature Chem 6, 759–760 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2037
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