One dimensional magneto-optical compression of a cold CaF molecular beam
Atomic Physics
2017-03-29 v1
Abstract
We demonstrate with a RF-MOT the one dimensional, transverse magneto-optical compression of a cold beam of calcium monofluoride (CaF). By continually alternating the magnetic field direction and laser polarizations of the magneto-optical trap, a photon scattering rate of 0.4 MHz is achieved. A 3D model for this RF-MOT, validated by agreement with data, predicts a 3D RF-MOT capture velocity for CaF of 5 m/s.
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@article{arxiv.1701.03254,
title = {One dimensional magneto-optical compression of a cold CaF molecular beam},
author = {Eunmi Chae and Loic Anderegg and Benjamin L. Augenbraun and Aakash Ravi and Boerge Hemmerling and Nicholas R. Hutzler and Alejandra L. Collopy and Jun Ye and Wolfgang Ketterle and John M. Doyle},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.03254},
year = {2017}
}