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Towards magnetic slowing of atoms and molecules

Atomic and Molecular Clusters 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

We outline a method to slow paramagnetic atoms or molecules using pulsed magnetic fields. We also discuss the possibility of producing trapped particles by adiabatic deceleration of a magnetic trap. We present numerical simulation results for the slowing and trapping of molecular oxygen.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0703111,
  title  = {Towards magnetic slowing of atoms and molecules},
  author = {E. Narevicius and C. G. Parthey and A. Libson and M. F. Riedel and U. Even and M. G. Raizen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0703111},
  year   = {2009}
}