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
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