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Stopping supersonic oxygen with a series of pulsed electromagnetic coils: A molecular coilgun

Atomic and Molecular Clusters 2009-11-13 v1 Chemical Physics

Abstract

We report the stopping of a molecular oxygen beam, using a series of pulsed electromagnetic coils. A series of coils is fired in a timed sequence to bring the molecules to near-rest, where they are detected with a quadrupole mass spectrometer. Applications to cold chemistry are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.0804.0219,
  title  = {Stopping supersonic oxygen with a series of pulsed electromagnetic coils: A molecular coilgun},
  author = {Edvardas Narevicius and Adam Libson and Christian G. Parthey and Isaac Chavez and Julia Narevicius and Uzi Even and Mark G. Raizen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.0219},
  year   = {2009}
}