3 papers
physics.chem-ph2025
Unraveling vibronic interactions in molecules functionalized with optical cycling centers
Pawel Wojcik, Haowen Zhou, Taras Khvorost +7
We report detailed characterization of the vibronic interactions between the first two electronically excited states, A and B, in SrOPh (Ph = phenyl, -C6H5) and its deuterated coun…
physics.atom-ph2025
Vibronic coupling limits the use of high-lying electronic states in complex molecules for laser cooling
Haowen Zhou, Pawel Wojcik, Guo-Zhu Zhu +7
Laser cooling of large, complex molecules is a long-standing goal, instrumental for enabling new quantum technology and precision measurements. A primary consideration for the feas…
physics.chem-ph2024
Bottom-up approach to scalable growth of molecules capable of optical cycling
Guanming Lao, Taras Khvorost, Antonio Macias +10
Gas-phase molecules capable of repeatable, narrow-band spontaneous photon scattering are prized for direct laser cooling and quantum state detection. Recently, large molecules inco…