• DocumentCode
    444185
  • Title

    An optical decelerator for cold molecules

  • Author

    Fulton, R. ; Bishop, A.I. ; Barker, P.F.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    490
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a single stage optical Stark decelerator for neutral molecules which reduced the velocity of benzene molecules in a molecular beam by 25 m/s corresponding to a kinetic energy reduction of 15 %.
  • Keywords
    Stark effect; laser cooling; molecular beams; organic compounds; radiation pressure; 25 m/s; benzene molecule; cold molecule; kinetic energy reduction; molecular beam; neutral molecule; optical decelerator; optical trapping; single stage Stark decelerator; Atom optics; Laser beams; Molecular beam applications; Molecular beams; Optical beams; Optical buffering; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Particle beams;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548826
  • Filename
    1548826