• DocumentCode
    2672168
  • Title

    Decelerating and trapping molecules with time-varying electric fields

  • Author

    Bethlem, H.L. ; Crompvoets, F.M.H. ; van de Meerakker, S.Y.T. ; van Veldhoven, J. ; Kupper, J. ; Mosk, A. ; Meijer, G.

  • Author_Institution
    FOM Inst. for Plasma Phys., Nieuwegein, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    A polar molecule experiences a force in an inhomogeneous electric field. Using this force, neutral molecules can he decelerated and trapped Using a series of 64 pulsed inhomogeneous electric fields ammonia molecules are decelerated and loaded into an electrostatic quadrupole trap or a storage ring.
  • Keywords
    ammonia; laser cooling; radiation pressure; NH/sub 3/; ammonia; cold molecules; electrostatic quadrupole trap; molecule deceleration; molecule trapping; neutral molecules; polar molecule; time-varying electric fields; Cooling; Electrostatics; Focusing; Kinetic energy; Molecular beam applications; Molecular beams; Nonuniform electric fields; Physics; Storage rings; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-749-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2003.238171
  • Filename
    1276413