Guiding slow polar molecules with a charged wire
Atomic and Molecular Clusters
2011-12-19 v1
Abstract
We demonstrate experimentally the guiding of cold and slow ND3 molecules along a thin charged wire over a distance of ~0.34 m through an entire molecular beam apparatus. Trajectory simulations confirm that both linear and quadratic high-field-seeking Stark states can be efficiently guided from the beam source up to the detector. A density enhancement up to a factor 7 is reached for decelerated beams with velocities ranging down to ~50 m/s generated by the rotating nozzle technique.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1108.2136,
title = {Guiding slow polar molecules with a charged wire},
author = {M. Strebel and S. Spieler and F. Stienkemeier and M. Mudrich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.2136},
year = {2011}
}