Slowing molecules by optical microlinear deceleration
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. A
- Department of Physics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland (United Kingdom)
We study the creation of stationary cold molecules by rapid deceleration of supersonically cooled molecules in a high-intensity pulsed optical lattice. Using the heavy molecule I{sub 2} as an example we predict the evolution of the velocity distribution function of the ensemble during the deceleration period, and show that stationary cold molecules with temperatures below 1 K and densities of approximately 10{sup 12} cm{sup -3} can be produced over length scales of hundreds of micrometers on submicrosecond time scales.
- OSTI ID:
- 20632507
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 66; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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