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Laser slowing of CaF molecules to near the capture velocity of a molecular MOT
Published 9 Mar 2016 in physics.atom-ph | (1603.02787v1)
Abstract: Laser slowing of CaF molecules down to the capture velocity of a magneto-optical trap (MOT) for molecules is achieved. Starting from a two-stage buffer gas beam source, we apply frequency-broadened "white-light" slowing and observe approximately 6x104 CaF molecules with velocities near 10\,m/s. CaF is a candidate for collisional studies in the mK regime. This work represents a significant step towards magneto-optical trapping of CaF.
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