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}
}