When setting up patients via image-guided positioning for external-beam radiotherapy, one can often determine the rotational corrections needed for optimal alignment, but once measured, they are not always applied. However, in rigid-body setup calculations the optimal translational component of the setup correction will be different depending on whether rotations are included or excluded from t...

We examine the rotational states of a pair of polar (2)Σ molecules subject to a uniform magnetic field. The electric dipole-dipole interaction between the molecules creates entangled pair-eigenstates of two types. In one type, the Zeeman interaction between the inherently paramagnetic molecules and the magnetic field destroys the entanglement of the pair-eigenstates, whereas in the other type i...

INTRODUCTION A functional total knee replacement has to be well aligned, which implies that it should lie along the mechanical axis and in the correct axial and rotational planes. Incorrect alignment will lead to abnormal wear, early mechanical loosening, and patellofemoral problems. There has been increased interest of late in total knee arthroplasty with robotic assistance. This study was con...

For the mode-selective control of chemical reaction, we present a new approach of molecular alignment using coherent resonant interaction with low intensity midinfrared optical pulses. Under coherent excitation, the alignment of vibrationally excited molecules becomes a function of the optical pulse area. Depending on the type of transition, with certain values of the pulse areas, a narrow grou...

Femtosecond laser is becoming a powerful tool to manipulate the behaviors of molecules. When molecules are irradiated by strong laser field with intensity below the ionization threshold of molecules, the interaction between molecules and the laser electric field tends to align the molecules with the most polarizable axis along the laser polarization vector. If the laser pulse duration is larger...

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BACKGROUND Ideal positioning and best coverage of the tibial base plate are essential in total knee arthroplasty. There are 2 types of tibial base plates: symmetric and asymmetric. The superiority of one to the other is still controversial. The aim of this study was to compare symmetric and asymmetric tibial base plates for total knee arthroplasty in terms of rotational alignment and coverage. ...

We analyze the rotational dynamics of light driven nanorotors, made of nanotube bundles and gold nanorods aggregates, with nonsymmetric shapes, trapped in optical tweezers. We identify two different regimes depending on dimensions and optical properties of the nanostructures. These correspond to alignment with either the laser propagation axis or the dominant polarization direction, or rotation...

A strong inhomogeneous static electric field is used to spatially disperse a supersonic beam of polar molecules, according to their quantum state. We show that the molecules residing in the lowest-lying rotational states can be selected and used as targets for further experiments. As an illustration, we demonstrate an unprecedented degree of laser-induced one-dimensional alignment (cos;(2)theta...