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Imaging Cold Molecules on a Chip

Atomic Physics 2013-12-17 v1

Abstract

We present the integrated imaging of cold molecules in a microchip environment. The on-chip de- tection is based on REMPI, which is quantum-state-selective and generally applicable. We demon- strate and characterize time-resolved spatial imaging and subsequently use it to analyze the effect of a phase-space manipulation sequence aimed at compressing the velocity distribution of a molec- ular ensemble with a view to future high-resolution spectroscopic studies. The realization of such on-chip measurements adds the final fundamental component to the molecule chip, offering a new and promising route for investigating cold molecules.

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@article{arxiv.1311.6969,
  title  = {Imaging Cold Molecules on a Chip},
  author = {S. Marx and D. Adu Smith and M. J. Abel and T. Zehentbauer and G. Meijer and G. Santambrogio},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.6969},
  year   = {2013}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures

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