Loss of molecules in magneto-electrostatic traps due to nonadiabatic transitions

Details Loss of molecules in magneto-electrostatic traps due to nonadiabatic transitions Loss of molecules in magneto-electrostatic traps due to nonadiabatic transitions

2008-06-13

arxiv.org/abs/0806.2245v1

PRA 78, 033433 (2008)

Physics

Atomic Physics

13 pages, 6 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevA.78.033433

We analyze the dynamics of a paramagnetic, dipolar molecule in a generic "magneto-electrostatic'' trap where both magnetic and electric fields may be present. The potential energy that governs the dynamics of the molecules is found using a reduced molecular model that incorporates the main features of the system. We discuss the shape of the trapping potentials for different field geometries, as well as the possibility of nonadiabatic transitions to untrapped states, i.e., the analog of Majorana transitions in a quadrupole magnetic atomic trap. Maximizing the lifetime of molecules in a trap is of great concern in current experiments, and we assess the effect of nonadiabatic transitions on obtainable trap lifetimes.

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