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The Patterson Group became independent in September 2015<\/strong>. A complete list of Dr. Patterson’s publications can be found on his Google Scholar profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent Publications:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rotationally Resolved Spectroscopy of a Single Polyatomic Molecule<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
Aaron Calvin,\u00a0Samuel Kresch<\/a>,\u00a0Merrell Brzeczek<\/a>,\u00a0Elijah Lane,\u00a0Lincoln Satterthwaite<\/a>,\u00a0Desi Hawkins, and\u00a0David Patterson<\/em>
Physical Review Letters<\/strong>, April 18, 2025<\/strong>
The first rotationally resolved spectrum of a single polyatomic molecular ion in the gas phase.
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Nondestructive Inelastic Recoil Spectroscopy of a Single Molecular Ion: A Versatile Tool Toward Precision Action Spectroscopy<\/a><\/strong>
Aaron Calvin, Scott Eierman, Zeyun Peng, Merrell Brzeczek, Samuel Kresch, Elijah Lane, Lincoln Satterthwaite, and David Patterson<\/em>
Physical Review A<\/strong>, December 21, 2023<\/strong>
A new method of non-destructive, rotationally resolved single-molecule spectroscopy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Single Molecule Infrared Spectroscopy in the Gas Phase<\/a><\/strong>
Aaron Calvin, Scott Eierman, Zeyun Peng, Merrell Brzeczek, Lincoln Satterthwaite, Dave Patterson<\/em>
Nature<\/strong>, June 28, 2023<\/strong>
The first spectrum ever taken of a single gas-phase polyatomic molecule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assignment-Free Chirality Detection in Unknown Samples via Microwave Three-Wave Mixing<\/a><\/strong>
Greta Koumarianou, Irene Wang, Lincoln Satterthwaite, Dave Patterson<\/em>
Nature Communications Chemistry<\/strong>, March 14, 2022<\/strong>
A method for broadband chirally sensitive microwave spectroscopy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sub-Hz Differential Rotational Spectroscopy of Enantiomers<\/a><\/strong>
Lincoln Satterthwaite, Greta Koumarianou, Daniel Sorensen, Dave Patterson<\/em>
Symmetry<\/strong>, December 27, 2021<\/strong>
The most precise absolute frequency measurement between two enantiomers of the same chiral molecule using microwave spectroscopy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Automated, Context-Free Assignment of Asymmetric Rotor Microwave Spectra<\/a><\/strong>
Lia Yeh, Lincoln Satterthwaite, David Patterson<\/em>
May 31, 2019<\/strong>
An algorithm that assigns a majority of spectra without any prior assumptions about the values of rotational constants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High Sensitivity Microwave Spectroscopy in a Cryogenic Buffer Gas Cell<\/a><\/strong>
Jessica P. Porterfield, Lincoln Satterthwaite, Sandra Eibenberger, David Patterson, Michael C. McCarthy<\/em>
Review of Scientific Instruments<\/strong>, May 7, 2019<\/strong>
An overview of the instrument that takes rotational spectra from the Patterson group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enantiomeric Analysis of Chiral Isotopomers via Microwave Three-Wave Mixing<\/a><\/strong>
Lincoln Satterthwaite, Cristobal Perez, Amanda L. Steber, Dylan Finestone, Robert L. Broadrup, David Patterson<\/em>
Journal of Physical Chemistry A<\/strong>, March 18, 2019<\/strong>
Detection of molecules that are only chiral due to isotopic substitution using the microwave three-wave mixing technique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method for Preparation and Readout of Polyatomic Molecules in Single Quantum States<\/a><\/strong>
David Patterson<\/em>
Physical Review A<\/strong>, March 6, 2018<\/strong>
Theory for state readout of a polyatomic molecule via sympathetic cooling and coupling to an atomic ion\u2019s motional state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enantiomer-Specific State Transfer of Chiral Molecules<\/strong>
Sandra Eibenberger, John Doyle, and David Patterson<\/em>
Physical Review Letters<\/strong>, March 21, 2017<\/strong>
A method to selectively promote either R- or S-molecules to higher rotational states using phase-controlled microwave pulses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continuous Probing of Cold Complex Molecules with Infrared Frequency Comb Spectroscopy<\/strong>
In collaboration with the Ye Group at JILA, we apply state-of-the-art cavity-enhanced infrared comb absorption spectroscopy to buffer gas-cooled molecules as large as adamantane.
Nature<\/strong>, 2016<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Automated Microwave Double Resonance Spectroscopy: A Tool to Identify and Characterize Chemical Compounds<\/strong>
Marie-Aline Martin-Drumel, Michael C. McCarthy, David Patterson, Brett A. McGuire, Kyle N. Crabtree<\/em>
2016<\/strong>
Presenting tools for nearly fully automated spectral assignment using two-dimensional microwave spectroscopy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Novel Applications of Buffer-Gas Cooling to Cold Atoms, Diatomic Molecules, and Large Molecules<\/strong>
Garrett Drayna<\/em>, PhD Thesis, Harvard University, 2016<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Direct Time-Domain Observation of Conformational Relaxation in Gas-Phase Cold Collisions<\/strong>
G. K. Drayna, C. Hallas, K. Wang, S. R. Domingos, S. Eibenberger, John M. Doyle, D. Patterson<\/em>
Angewandte Chemie International Edition<\/strong>, 2016<\/strong>
Observing conformers of 1,2-propanediol relaxing in cold gas-phase collisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooling, Spectroscopy, and Non-Sticking of trans-Stilbene and Nile Red<\/strong>
Julia Piskorski, David Patterson, Sandra Eibenberger, John M. Doyle<\/em>
ChemPhysChem<\/strong>, 2014<\/strong>
The largest and most floppy molecules ever buffer-gas cooled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sensitive Chiral Analysis via Microwave Three-Wave Mixing<\/strong>
David Patterson, John Doyle<\/em>
Physical Review Letters<\/strong>, 2013<\/strong>
The first demonstration of chiral detection using microwave spectroscopy.

Enantiomer-Specific Detection of Chiral Molecules via Microwave Spectroscopy<\/strong>
David Patterson, Melanie Schnell, John Doyle<\/em>
Nature<\/strong>, 2013<\/strong>
The first chiral detection using microwaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Patterson Group became independent in September 2015. A complete list of Dr. Patterson’s publications can be found on his Google Scholar profile. Recent Publications: Rotationally Resolved Spectroscopy of a Single Polyatomic MoleculeAaron Calvin,\u00a0Samuel Kresch,\u00a0Merrell Brzeczek,\u00a0Elijah Lane,\u00a0Lincoln Satterthwaite,\u00a0Desi Hawkins, and\u00a0David PattersonPhysical Review Letters, April 18, 2025The first rotationally resolved spectrum of a single polyatomic molecular […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-109","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattersongroup.physics.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattersongroup.physics.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattersongroup.physics.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pattersongroup.physics.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pattersongroup.physics.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/pattersongroup.physics.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1186,"href":"https:\/\/pattersongroup.physics.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions\/1186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pattersongroup.physics.ucsb.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}