arXiv:1509.03771 · EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation

Trapping molecules on chips

Gabriele Santambrogio

Published Sep 9, 2015• 9 citations

Abstract

In the last years, it was demonstrated that neutral molecules can be loaded on a microchip directly from a supersonic beam. The molecules are confined in microscopic traps that can be moved smoothly over the surface of the chip. Once the molecules are trapped, they can be decelerated to a standstill, for instance, or pumped into selected quantum states by laser light or microwaves. Molecules are detected on the chip by time-resolved spatial imaging, which allows for the study of the distribution in the phase space of the molecular ensemble.

DOI: 10.1140/epjti/s40485-015-0024-8

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