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Magnetic Trapping of Molecules via Optical Loading and Magnetic Slowing
- Source :
- Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 113006 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Calcium monofluoride (CaF) is magnetically slowed and trapped using optical pumping. Starting from a collisionally cooled slow beam, CaF with an initial velocity of ~ 30 m/s is slowed via magnetic forces as it enters a 800 mK deep magnetic trap. Employing two-stage optical pumping, CaF is irreversibly loaded into the trap via two scattered photons. We observe a trap lifetime exceeding 500 ms, limited by background collisions. This method paves the way for cooling and magnetic trapping of chemically diverse molecules without closed cycling transitions.
- Subjects :
- Physics - Atomic Physics
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 113006 (2014)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1310.2669
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.113006