We study the focusing of large neutral molecules in a molecular beam using electric fields. Since all quantum states of these molecules are high-field seeking under the practical experimental conditions, alternating gradient (AG) focusing has to be applied. The optimal ac frequency that yields the highest transmission depends on m/mu, where mu is the dipole moment and m denotes the mass. Therefore, an AG focuser can be used to select species with different m/mu ratios, e.g., the conformers of neutral molecules [Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 133003 (2008)]. Here we demonstrate both theoretically and experimentally how the resolution of such an m/mu selector can be optimized.
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