Microwave trap for atoms and molecules

We demonstrate a trap that confines polarizable particles around the antinode of a standing-wave microwave field. The trap relies only on the polarizability of the particles far from any resonances and so can trap a wide variety of atoms and molecules in a wide range of internal states, including th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: S. C. Wright, T. E. Wall, M. R. Tarbutt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2019-10-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.1.033035