TY - JOUR
T1 - Optical Stark deceleration of nitric oxide and benzene molecules using optical lattices
AU - Fulton, R.
AU - Bishop, A. I.
AU - Shneider, M. N.
AU - Barker, P. F.
PY - 2006/10/14
Y1 - 2006/10/14
N2 - We describe the deceleration of nitric oxide, benzene and xenon atoms in a molecular beam using one-dimensional pulsed optical lattices created by fields with intensities in the 1012 W cm-2 range. We show that for the same pulse duration and lattice intensity the velocity of the molecules can be controlled by tailoring the lattice velocity. By utilizing the time-dependent oscillatory motion of the molecules within the lattice, we demonstrate the deceleration of nitric oxide from an initial velocity of 400 m s-1 to a final velocity of 290 m s-1 in a single 5.8 ns pulse. Using higher intensities, we measure the deceleration of benzene molecules from 380 m s-1 to 191 m s-1, representing a 75% reduction in the kinetic energy within the lattice over the same duration. © 2006 IOP Publishing Ltd.
AB - We describe the deceleration of nitric oxide, benzene and xenon atoms in a molecular beam using one-dimensional pulsed optical lattices created by fields with intensities in the 1012 W cm-2 range. We show that for the same pulse duration and lattice intensity the velocity of the molecules can be controlled by tailoring the lattice velocity. By utilizing the time-dependent oscillatory motion of the molecules within the lattice, we demonstrate the deceleration of nitric oxide from an initial velocity of 400 m s-1 to a final velocity of 290 m s-1 in a single 5.8 ns pulse. Using higher intensities, we measure the deceleration of benzene molecules from 380 m s-1 to 191 m s-1, representing a 75% reduction in the kinetic energy within the lattice over the same duration. © 2006 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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U2 - 10.1088/0953-4075/39/19/S20
DO - 10.1088/0953-4075/39/19/S20
M3 - Article
SN - 0953-4075
VL - 39
SP - S1097-S1109
JO - Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
JF - Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
IS - 19
M1 - S20
ER -