Manai, I. and Horchani, R. and Lignier, H. and Fioretti, A. and Allegrini, M. and Pillet, P. and Comparat, D. (2012) Rovibrational cooling of molecules by optical pumping. Physical review letters, 109 (18). p. 183001. ISSN 0031-9007
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SUMMARY We demonstrate rotational and vibrational cooling of cesium dimers by optical pumping techniques. We use two laser sources exciting all the populated rovibrational states, except a target state that thus behaves like a dark state where molecules pile up thanks to absorption-spontaneous emission cycles. We are able to accumulate photoassociated cold Cs2 molecules in their absolute ground state (v = 0, J = 0) with up to 40% efficiency. Given its simplicity, the method could be extended to other molecules and molecular beams. It also opens up general perspectives in laser cooling the external degrees of freedom of molecules.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Imported from arXiv |
Subjects: | Area02 - Scienze fisiche > FIS/03 - Fisica della materia |
Divisions: | Dipartimenti (from 2013) > DIPARTIMENTO DI FISICA |
Depositing User: | dott.ssa Sandra Faita |
Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2013 13:10 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2013 13:10 |
URI: | http://eprints.adm.unipi.it/id/eprint/1464 |
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