Slowing and cooling molecules and neutral atoms by time-varying electric field gradients

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1999-09-15

arxiv.org/abs/physics/9909027v1

Physics

Atomic Physics

13 pages, 10 figures. Scheduled for publication in Nov. 1 Phys. Rev. A

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevA.60.3882

A method of slowing, accelerating, cooling, and bunching molecules and neutral atoms using time-varying electric field gradients is demonstrated with cesium atoms in a fountain. The effects are measured and found to be in agreement with calculation. Time-varying electric field gradient slowing and cooling is applicable to atoms that have large dipole polarizabilities, including atoms that are not amenable to laser slowing and cooling, to Rydberg atoms, and to molecules, especially polar molecules with large electric dipole moments. The possible applications of this method include slowing and cooling thermal beams of atoms and molecules, launching cold atoms from a trap into a fountain, and measuring atomic dipole polarizabilities.

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