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Slowing YbF molecules using radiation pressure
M. Athanasakis-Kaklamanakis, G. Peng, S. Li +7
We report radiation pressure slowing of YbF molecules to low velocity. In YbF, laser slowing is hindered by leaks out of the optical cycle attributed to low-lying metastable electr…
Magnetic trapping and coherent control of laser-cooled molecules
H. J. Williams, L. Caldwell, N. J. Fitch +5
We demonstrate coherent microwave control of the rotational, hyperfine and Zeeman states of ultracold CaF molecules, and the magnetic trapping of these molecules in a single, selec…
Characteristics of a magneto-optical trap of molecules
H. J. Williams, S. Truppe, M. Hambach +5
We present the properties of a magneto-optical trap (MOT) of CaF molecules. We study the process of loading the MOT from a decelerated buffer-gas-cooled beam, and how best to slow…
An intense, cold, velocity-controlled molecular beam by frequency-chirped laser slowing
S. Truppe, H. J. Williams, N. J. Fitch +5
Using frequency-chirped radiation pressure slowing, we precisely control the velocity of a pulsed CaF molecular beam down to a few m/s, compressing its velocity spread by a factor…
Vibrational branching ratios and hyperfine structure of BH and its suitability for laser cooling
R. J. Hendricks, D. A. Holland, S. Truppe +2
The simple structure of the BH molecule makes it an excellent candidate for direct laser cooling. We measure the branching ratios for the decay of the state to…
Laser cooling and slowing of CaF molecules
V. Zhelyazkova, A. Cournol, T. E. Wall +5
We demonstrate slowing and longitudinal cooling of a supersonic beam of CaF molecules using counter-propagating laser light resonant with a closed rotational and almost closed vibr…