Title :
Ultracold molecules: Production techniques and scientific applications
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
Abstract :
Cooling and trapping of diatomic molecules is now possible. Their vibrational and rotational degrees of freedom provide new tools to address problems in fields ranging from quantum computing and simulation, to particle physics.
Keywords :
laser cooling; molecule-photon collisions; radiation pressure; rotational states; vibrational states; diatomic molecule cooling; diatomic molecule trapping; particle physics; production techniques; quantum computing; quantum simulation; rotational degrees of freedom; scientific applications; ultracold molecules; vibrational degrees of freedom; Atomic beams; Charge carrier processes; Chemicals; Cooling; Production; Quantum computing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4