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A buffer gas beam source for short, intense and slow molecular pulses
S. Truppe, M. Hambach, S. M. Skoff +6
Experiments with cold molecules usually begin with a molecular source. We describe the construction and characteristics of a cryogenic buffer gas source of CaF molecules. The sourc…
Characterization of a cryogenic beam source for atoms and molecules
N. E. Bulleid, S. M. Skoff, R. J. Hendricks +3
We present a combined experimental and theoretical study of beam formation from a cryogenic buffer gas cell. Atoms and molecules are loaded into the cell by laser ablation of a tar…
Franck-Condon Factors and Radiative Lifetime of the A^{2}Π_{1/2} - X^{2}Σ^{+} Transition of Ytterbium Monoflouride, YbF
Xiujuan Zhuang, Anh Le, Timothy C. Steimle +8
The fluorescence spectrum resulting from laser excitation of the A^{2}Π_{1/2} - X^{2}Σ^{+} (0,0) band of ytterbium monofluoride, YbF, has been recorded and analyzed to determine th…
Diffusion, thermalization and optical pumping of YbF molecules in a cold buffer gas cell
S. M. Skoff, R. J. Hendricks, C. D. J. Sinclair +5
We produce YbF molecules with a density of 10^18 m^-3 using laser ablation inside a cryogenically-cooled cell filled with a helium buffer gas. Using absorption imaging and absorpti…
Doppler-free laser spectroscopy of buffer gas cooled molecular radicals
S. M. Skoff, R. J. Hendricks, C. D. J. Sinclair +5
We demonstrate Doppler-free saturated absorption spectroscopy of cold molecular radicals formed by laser ablation inside a cryogenic buffer gas cell. By lowering the temperature, c…