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physics.atom-ph2026
Non-stick vacuum wall collisions with a laser-coolable molecule
P. Kukreja, L. A. Rautenberg, J. C. Blumenstock +3
Molecular species that are suitable for direct laser cooling are typically considered lost or destroyed if they collide with an ambient temperature vacuum wall. Here, we study surf…
physics.atom-ph2025
Magneto-optical trapping of aluminum monofluoride
J. E. Padilla-Castillo, J. Cai, P. Agarwal +6
Magneto-optical trapping of molecules has thus far been restricted to molecules with electronic ground states. These species are chemically reactive and only support a simple…
physics.atom-ph2025
A large magneto-optical trap of cadmium atoms loaded from a cryogenic buffer gas beam
J. E. Padilla-Castillo, S. Hofsäss, L. Palánki +7
We demonstrate rapid loading of a magneto-optical trap (MOT) of cadmium atoms from a pulsed cryogenic helium buffer gas beam, overcoming strong photoionization losses. Using the $…