Published August 10, 2016
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Laser slowing of CaF molecules to near the capture velocity of a molecular MOT
Abstract
Laser slowing of CaF molecules down to the capture velocity of a magneto-optical trap for molecules is achieved. Starting from a two-stage buffer gas beam source, we apply frequency-broadened 'white-light' slowing and observe approximately 6 x 10^4 CaF molecules in a single pulse with velocities 10 ± 4 m s^(−1). CaF is a candidate for collisional studies in the mK regime. This work represents a significant step towards magneto-optical trapping of CaF.
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© 2016 IOP Publishing. Received 8 March 2016 Accepted 16 June 2016 Published 10 August 2016 We thank Benjamin Augenbraun for proofreading the manuscript. We acknowledge funding support from ARO and NSF.Attached Files
Published - Hemmerling_2016_J._Phys._B_3A_At._Mol._Opt._Phys._49_174001.pdf
Submitted - 1603.02787.pdf
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