Stark deceleration of CaF molecules in strong- and weak-field seeking states

T. E. Wall; J. F. Kanem; J. M. Dyne; J. J. Hudson; B. E. Sauer; E. A. Hinds; M. R. Tarbutt

doi:10.1039/C1CP21254K

Stark deceleration of CaF molecules in strong- and weak-field seeking states

Atomic Physics 2017-09-13 v1

Authors: T. E. Wall , J. F. Kanem , J. M. Dyne , J. J. Hudson , B. E. Sauer , E. A. Hinds , M. R. Tarbutt

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Abstract

We report the Stark deceleration of CaF molecules in the strong-field seeking ground state and in a weak-field seeking component of a rotationally-excited state. We use two types of decelerator, a conventional Stark decelerator for the weak-field seekers, and an alternating gradient decelerator for the strong-field seekers, and we compare their relative merits. We also consider the application of laser cooling to increase the phase-space density of decelerated molecules.

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Stark deceleration CaF molecules strong-field seeking states weak-field seeking states alternating gradient decelerator laser cooling phase-space density

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@article{arxiv.1104.3976,
  title  = {Stark deceleration of CaF molecules in strong- and weak-field seeking states},
  author = {T. E. Wall and J. F. Kanem and J. M. Dyne and J. J. Hudson and B. E. Sauer and E. A. Hinds and M. R. Tarbutt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.3976},
  year   = {2017}
}

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10 pages, 8 figures

Stark deceleration of CaF molecules in strong- and weak-field seeking states

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