Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 243001 (2003) [4 pages]

Phase Space Manipulation of Cold Free Radical OH Molecules

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J. R. Bochinski, Eric R. Hudson, H. J. Lewandowski, Gerard Meijer^*, and Jun Ye^†
JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology and Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0440, USA

Received 7 June 2003; published 10 December 2003

We report bunching, slowing, and acceleration of a supersonically cooled beam of diatomic hydroxyl radicals (OH). In situ observation of laser-induced fluorescence along the beam propagation path allows for detailed characterization of longitudinal phase-space manipulation of OH molecules through the Stark effect by precisely sequenced inhomogeneous electric fields.

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.243001

DOI:

10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.243001

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33.55.Be, 33.80.Ps, 39.10.+j

^*Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, Berlin D-14195, Germany.

^†Email address: ye@jila.colorado.edu

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 243001 (2003) [4 pages]

Phase Space Manipulation of Cold Free Radical OH Molecules