Optimizing the density of Stark decelerated radicals at low final velocities: a tutorial review
Abstract The Stark deceleration technique can produce molecular beams with very low velocities. In order to maximize the density of decelerated molecules, experimental parameters such as the velocity, the velocity spread and the spatial spread of the initial molecular beam as well as the operation c...
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| description | Abstract The Stark deceleration technique can produce molecular beams with very low velocities. In order to maximize the density of decelerated molecules, experimental parameters such as the velocity, the velocity spread and the spatial spread of the initial molecular beam as well as the operation characteristics of the decelerator have to be chosen appropriately. In this tutorial review, we describe procedures for the optimization of the density of Stark decelerated radicals for low-velocity applications which are of interest in, e.g., molecule trapping and cold-collision studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8995111c6ebb4e848f9f78d85963bc082022-12-21T20:36:57ZengSpringerOpenEPJ Techniques and Instrumentation2195-70452017-09-014111310.1140/epjti/s40485-017-0041-xOptimizing the density of Stark decelerated radicals at low final velocities: a tutorial reviewDominik Haas0Sebastian Scherb1Dongdong Zhang2Stefan Willitsch3Department of Chemistry, University of BaselDepartment of Chemistry, University of BaselDepartment of Chemistry, University of BaselDepartment of Chemistry, University of BaselAbstract The Stark deceleration technique can produce molecular beams with very low velocities. In order to maximize the density of decelerated molecules, experimental parameters such as the velocity, the velocity spread and the spatial spread of the initial molecular beam as well as the operation characteristics of the decelerator have to be chosen appropriately. In this tutorial review, we describe procedures for the optimization of the density of Stark decelerated radicals for low-velocity applications which are of interest in, e.g., molecule trapping and cold-collision studies.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjti/s40485-017-0041-xCold moleculesMolecular beamsStark decelerationRadicals |
| spellingShingle | Dominik Haas Sebastian Scherb Dongdong Zhang Stefan Willitsch Optimizing the density of Stark decelerated radicals at low final velocities: a tutorial review EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation Cold molecules Molecular beams Stark deceleration Radicals |
| title | Optimizing the density of Stark decelerated radicals at low final velocities: a tutorial review |
| title_full | Optimizing the density of Stark decelerated radicals at low final velocities: a tutorial review |
| title_fullStr | Optimizing the density of Stark decelerated radicals at low final velocities: a tutorial review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimizing the density of Stark decelerated radicals at low final velocities: a tutorial review |
| title_short | Optimizing the density of Stark decelerated radicals at low final velocities: a tutorial review |
| title_sort | optimizing the density of stark decelerated radicals at low final velocities a tutorial review |
| topic | Cold molecules Molecular beams Stark deceleration Radicals |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjti/s40485-017-0041-x |
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