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Slow beams of massive molecules

Sarayut Deachapunya, P. J. FAGAN, Andras Major +5 more

arXiv:0708.1449The European Physical Journal DOct 23, 200741 citations

Slow Molecular Beams of Heavy Diatomic Polar Molecules

Quinten Alan Esajas, Artem Zapara, Sreekanth Chirayath Mathavan +3 more

Jan 23, 20170 citations

A Mechanical Means of Producing Cold, Slow Beams of Molecules

Manish Gupta

Aug 8, 20081 citation

Deceleration and Trapping of SrF Molecules

Parul Aggarwal, Y. Yin, Kevin Esajas +12 more

We report on the electrostatic trapping of neutral SrF molecules. The molecules are captured from a cryogenic buffer-gas beam source into the moving traps of a 4.5-m-long traveling-wave Stark decelerator. The SrF molecules in X^{2}Σ^{+}(v=0,N=1) state are brought to rest as the velocity of the moving traps is gradually reduced from 190 m/s to zero. The molecules are held for up to 50 ms in multiple electric traps of the decelerator. The trapped packets have a volume (FWHM) of 1 mm^{3} and a velocity spread of 5(1) m/s, which corresponds to a temperature of 60(20) mK. Our result demonstrates a factor 3 increase in the molecular mass that has been Stark decelerated and trapped. Heavy molecules (mass>100 amu) offer a highly increased sensitivity to probe physics beyond the standard model. This work significantly extends the species of neutral molecules of which slow beams can be created for collision studies, precision measurement, and trapping experiments.We report on the electrostatic trapping of neutral SrF molecules. The molecules are captured from a cryogenic buffer-gas beam source into the moving traps of a 4.5-m-long traveling-wave Stark decelerator. The SrF molecules in X^{2}Σ^{+}(v=0,N=1) state are brought to rest as the velocity of the moving traps is gradually reduced from 190 m/s to zero. The molecules are held for up to 50 ms in multiple electric traps of the decelerator. The trapped packets have a volume (FWHM) of 1 mm^{3} and a velocity spread of 5(1) m/s, which corresponds to a temperature of 60(20) mK. Our result demonstrates a factor 3 increase in the molecular mass that has been Stark decelerated and trapped. Heavy molecules (mass>100 amu) offer a highly increased sensitivity to probe physics beyond the standard model. This work significantly extends the species of neutral molecules of which slow beams can be created for collision studies, precision measurement, and trapping experiments.

arXiv:2103.07968Physical Review LettersOct 21, 202130 citations

Cold and Slow Molecular Beam

Aug 17, 20160 citations

Kinematic Slowing and Electrostatic Guiding of KBr Molecules Formed by the Reactive Collision Process: K + HBr → KBr + H

Ningning Liu, H. J. Loesch

We have generated a beam of translationally cold KBr molecules formed by exoergic reactive collisions in counterpropagating beams of K atoms and HBr molecules. The method relies on the extreme mass ratio of the products and the proper choice of the beam velocities (Liu, N.-N.; Loesch, H. J. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2007, 98, 10300). Here, we report the results of experiments on guiding the slow molecules from the site of their creation to the detector by a linear electrostatic quadrupole field. The device enhances the total intensity by a factor of 2.3 and the intensity at 14.2 m/s (1.4K) by an order of magnitude. The density velocity distributions, deduced directly from the observed time-of-flight profiles, peak at 20 m/s (2.9K). A numerical simulation of the guiding efficiency indicates that the polarization of the nascent molecules is first altered by a sudden change of the quantization axis from parallel to the initial relative velocity to parallel to the fringing field and thereafter follows adiabatically the local field as quantization axis. Drastic differences between the velocity and rotational state distributions of the molecules entering and leaving the energized quadrupole field are predicted. The counterpropagating beams can be used to continuously load an electrostatic trap. The equilibrium density of confined molecules is estimated to 1 x 10(7) cm(-3).We have generated a beam of translationally cold KBr molecules formed by exoergic reactive collisions in counterpropagating beams of K atoms and HBr molecules. The method relies on the extreme mass ratio of the products and the proper choice of the beam velocities (Liu, N.-N.; Loesch, H. J. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2007, 98, 10300). Here, we report the results of experiments on guiding the slow molecules from the site of their creation to the detector by a linear electrostatic quadrupole field. The device enhances the total intensity by a factor of 2.3 and the intensity at 14.2 m/s (1.4K) by an order of magnitude. The density velocity distributions, deduced directly from the observed time-of-flight profiles, peak at 20 m/s (2.9K). A numerical simulation of the guiding efficiency indicates that the polarization of the nascent molecules is first altered by a sudden change of the quantization axis from parallel to the initial relative velocity to parallel to the fringing field and thereafter follows adiabatically the local field as quantization axis. Drastic differences between the velocity and rotational state distributions of the molecules entering and leaving the energized quadrupole field are predicted. The counterpropagating beams can be used to continuously load an electrostatic trap. The equilibrium density of confined molecules is estimated to 1 x 10(7) cm(-3).

The Journal of Physical Chemistry ADec 16, 20091 citation

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