Molecular fountains and synchrotrons
    
                 Hendrick L. Bethlem
        Laser Centre Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

A polar molecule experiences a force in an inhomogeneous electric field.
Although this force is typically 8 orders of magnitude smaller than the 
force on an ion in an electric field, it is nevertheless sufficient to 
obtain complete control over the motion of a molecule. This control 
offers new possibilities for performing precision tests and collision 
studies.
I will present recent experiments on storing molecules in a synchrotron 
(performed at the Fritz-Haber-Institut in Berlin) and present our 
progress in building a molecular fountain.