Issue 42, 2011

Stark deceleration of CaF molecules in strong- and weak-field seeking states

Abstract

We report the Stark deceleration of CaF molecules in the strong-field seeking ground state and in a weak-field seeking component of a rotationally-excited state. We use two types of decelerator, a conventional Stark decelerator for the weak-field seekers and an alternating gradient decelerator for the strong-field seekers, and we compare their relative merits. We also consider the application of laser cooling to increase the phase-space density of decelerated molecules.

Graphical abstract: Stark deceleration of CaF molecules in strong- and weak-field seeking states

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Apr 2011
Accepted
14 Jun 2011
First published
20 Jul 2011

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011,13, 18991-18999

Stark deceleration of CaF molecules in strong- and weak-field seeking states

T. E. Wall, J. F. Kanem, J. M. Dyne, J. J. Hudson, B. E. Sauer, E. A. Hinds and M. R. Tarbutt, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 18991 DOI: 10.1039/C1CP21254K

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