Manipulation of a continuous beam of molecules by light pulses
Atomic and Molecular Clusters
2013-07-02 v1 Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We experimentally observe the action of multiple light pulses on the transverse motion of a continuous beam of fullerenes. The light potential is generated by non-resonant ultra-short laser pulses in perpendicular spatial overlap with the molecule beam. We observe a small but clear enhancement of the number of molecules in the center fraction of the molecular beam. Relatively low light intensity and short laser pulse duration prevent the molecule from fragmentation and ionization. Experimental results are confirmed by Monte Carlo trajectory simulations.
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@article{arxiv.1307.0431,
title = {Manipulation of a continuous beam of molecules by light pulses},
author = {Paul Venn and Hendrik Ulbricht},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.0431},
year = {2013}
}
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