Electric trapping of molecules in a microstructured trap

  • Martin Zeppenfeld (Speaker)
  • Barbara G.U. Englert (Contributor)
  • Manuel Mielenz (Contributor)
  • Christian Sommer (Contributor)
  • Josef Bayerl (Contributor)
  • Michael Motsch (Contributor)
  • Pinkse, P. (Contributor)
  • Gerhard Rempe (Contributor)

    Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation

    Description

    Optoelectrical cooling [1] is possibly the most promising method to produce sub-mK samples of a wide range of polar molecules. Here, we present the experimental realization of a key element of this scheme, a suitable electric trap for molecules. Such a trap must not only provide long lifetimes, but must also provide regions of variable homogeneous electric field to allow the required addressing of transitions between individual rotational M sublevels. In addition to cooling, such a trap might be used for precision Stark spectroscopy of trapped molecules as well as for investigation of cold collisions.
    Period11 Mar 2010
    Event titleDPG Frühjahrstagung 2010 Hannover: (DPG Spring Meeting)
    Event typeConference
    OrganiserDeutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
    LocationHannover, GermanyShow on map
    Degree of RecognitionInternational

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