Magnetic trapping and coherent control of laser-cooled molecules
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
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, selectable quantum state. We trap about 5 X 10³ molecules for almost 2s at a temperature of 70(8) μK and a density of 1.2 X 10⁵ cm⁻³. We measure the state-specific loss rate due to collisions with background helium.
Date Issued
2018-04-16
Date Acceptance
2018-03-12
Citation
Physical Review Letters, 2018, 120
ISSN
0031-9007
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review Letters
Volume
120
Copyright Statement
© 2018 The Author(s). Published by the American Physical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article’s title, journal citation, and DOI
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Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Commission of the European Communities
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Grant Number
GR/S71866/01
EP/H031103/1
320789
RF040529
EP/M027716/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Physics
POLAR-MOLECULES
MAGNETOOPTICAL TRAP
physics.atom-ph
02 Physical Sciences
General Physics
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
163201