Stopping supersonic oxygen with a series of pulsed electromagnetic coils: A molecular coilgun

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作者
Narevicius, Edvardas [1 ,2 ]
Libson, Adam [1 ,2 ]
Parthey, Christian G. [1 ,2 ]
Chavez, Isaac [1 ,2 ]
Narevicius, Julia [1 ,2 ]
Even, Uzi [3 ]
Raizen, Mark G. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Texas Austin, Ctr Nonlinear Dynam, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[2] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Phys, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[3] Tel Aviv Univ, Sackler Sch Chem, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2008年 / 77卷 / 05期
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美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1103/PhysRevA.77.051401
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report the stopping of a molecular oxygen beam, using a series of pulsed electromagnetic coils. A series of coils is fired in a timed sequence to bring the molecules to near rest, where they are detected with a quadrupole mass spectrometer. Applications to cold chemistry are discussed.
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