Microwave Lens for Polar Molecules
Chemical Physics
2010-06-30 v1
Abstract
We here report on the implementation of a microwave lens for neutral polar molecules suitable to focus molecules both in low-field-seeking and in high-field-seeking states. By using the TE_11m modes of a 12 cm long cylindrically symmetric microwave resonator, Stark-decelerated ammonia molecules are transversally confined. We investigate the focusing properties of this microwave lens as a function of the molecules' velocity, the detuning of the microwave frequency from the molecular resonance frequency, and the microwave power. Such a microwave lens can be seen as a first important step towards further microwave devices, such as decelerators and traps.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1006.3323,
title = {Microwave Lens for Polar Molecules},
author = {Hitoshi Odashima and Simon Merz and Katsunari Enomoto and Melanie Schnell and Gerard Meijer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1006.3323},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
4 pages, 3 figures