Deceleration of a supersonic beam of SrF molecules to 120 m/s

S. C. Mathavan, A. Zapara, Q. Esajas +1

We report on the deceleration of a beam of SrF molecules from 290 to 120~m/s. Following supersonic expansion, the molecules in the $X^2\Sigma$ ($v=0$, $N=1$) low-field seeking states ar…