Laser cooling and slowing of CaF molecules
| Autor: | Zhelyazkova, V., Cournol, A., Wall, T. E., Matsushima, A., Hudson, J. J., Hinds, E. A., Tarbutt, M. R., Sauer, B. E. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevA.89.053416 |
| Popis: | We demonstrate slowing and longitudinal cooling of a supersonic beam of CaF molecules using counter-propagating laser light resonant with a closed rotational and almost closed vibrational transition. A group of molecules are decelerated by about 20 m/s by applying light of a fixed frequency for 1.8 ms. Their velocity spread is reduced, corresponding to a final temperature of about 300 mK. The velocity is further reduced by chirping the frequency of the light to keep it in resonance as the molecules slow down. Comment: 6 pages, 6 figures |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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