Reflection of OH molecules from magnetic mirrors
Chemical Physics
2008-05-15 v2 Atomic Physics
Abstract
We have reflected a Stark-decelerated beam of OH molecules under normal incidence from mirrors consisting of permanent magnets. Two different types of magnetic mirrors have been demonstrated. A long-range flat mirror made from a large disc magnet has been used to spatially focus the reflected beam in the longitudinal direction ("bunching"). A short-range curved mirror composed of an array of small cube magnets allows for transverse focusing of the reflected beam.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0802.2902,
title = {Reflection of OH molecules from magnetic mirrors},
author = {Markus Metsala and Joop J. Gilijamse and Steven Hoekstra and Sebastiaan Y. T. van de Meerakker and Gerard Meijer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.2902},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
10 pages, 5 figures