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Laser cooling and trapping molecules
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | McCarron, Daniel John |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | Journal: Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics The extension of laser cooling and trapping techniques from atoms to molecules is currently the subject of intense and growing interest. Molecular laser cooling and trapping offers a general technique applicable to a variety of molecules with different properties and internal structures and is well-suited to the growing list of proposed applications for ultracold molecules. The recent development of optical cycling schemes for specific molecular species now allow each molecule to scatter up to \gtrsim 10^{6} photons. This has proven sufficient for multiple groups to laser cool and slow molecular beams and, notably, capture molecules in magneto-optical traps (MOTs) and cool them to ultracold temperatures. MOTs are the workhorse technique for atomic physics in the ultracold regime and today's molecular MOTs represent a powerful starting point for the study and manipulation of ultracold molecular gases. This Topical Review presents a summary of the progress made in this new and emerging field. |
| Related Links | http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6455/aadfba/pdf |
| ISSN | 09534075 |
| e-ISSN | 13616455 |
| DOI | 10.1088/1361-6455/aadfba |
| Journal | Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics |
| Issue Number | 21 |
| Volume Number | 51 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing |
| Publisher Date | 2018-09-07 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Physical Chemistry Techniques From Atoms Laser Cooling |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics Condensed Matter Physics |
