Slowing molecules by optical microlinear deceleration

被引：48

作者：

Barker, PF ^{[1
]}

Shneider, MN

机构：

[1] Heriot Watt Univ, Dept Phys, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland

[2] Princeton Univ, Dept Mech & Aerosp Engn, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2002年 / 66卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevA.66.065402

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We study the creation of stationary cold molecules by rapid deceleration of supersonically cooled molecules in a high-intensity pulsed optical lattice. Using the heavy molecule I-2 as an example we predict the evolution of the velocity distribution function of the ensemble during the deceleration period, and show that stationary cold molecules with temperatures below 1 K and densities of approximately 10(12) cm(-3) can be produced over length scales of hundreds of micrometers on submicrosecond time scales.

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