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}
}