Deceleration of neutral molecules in macroscopic traveling traps
Atomic Physics
2010-05-24 v2
Abstract
A new type of decelerator is presented where polar neutral molecules are guided and decelerated using the principle of traveling electric potential wells, such that molecules are confined in stable three-dimensional traps throughout. This new decelerator is superior to the best currently operational decelerator (Scharfenberg et al., Phys.Rev.A 79, 023410(2009)), providing a substantially larger acceptance even at higher accelerations. The mode of operation is described and experimentally demonstrated by guiding and decelerating CO molecules.
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@article{arxiv.0911.3324,
title = {Deceleration of neutral molecules in macroscopic traveling traps},
author = {Andreas Osterwalder and Samuel A. Meek and Georg Hammer and Henrik Haak and Gerard Meijer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.3324},
year = {2010}
}
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10 pages, 3 figures