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Rovibrational cooling of molecules by optical pumping

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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Abstract

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
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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