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Photon spin molasses for laser cooling molecular rotation
W. C. Campbell, B. L. Augenbraun
Laser cooling of translational motion of small molecules is performed by addressing transitions that ensure spontaneous emission cannot cause net rotational excitation. This will n…
Zeeman-Sisyphus Deceleration of Molecular Beams
Benjamin L. Augenbraun, Alexander Frenett, Hiromitsu Sawaoka +5
We present a robust, continuous molecular decelerator that employs high magnetic fields and few optical pumping steps. CaOH molecules are slowed, accumulating at low velocities in…
Fast and High-Yield Loading of a D MOT of Potassium from a Cryogenic Buffer Gas Beam
Zack Lasner, Debayan Mitra, Maryam Hiradfar +5
We demonstrate the direct loading of a D MOT of potassium-39 atoms from a cryogenic buffer gas beam source. We load atoms in a 10 ms pulse, with no degradation in perfor…
Accurate prediction and measurement of vibronic branching ratios for laser cooling linear polyatomic molecules
Chaoqun Zhang, Benjamin L. Augenbraun, Zack D. Lasner +3
We report a generally applicable computational and experimental approach to determine vibronic branching ratios in linear polyatomic molecules to the level, including for…