Λ-Enhanced Imaging of Molecules in an Optical Trap

We report on nondestructive imaging of optically trapped calcium monofluoride molecules using in situ Λ-enhanced gray molasses cooling. 200 times more fluorescence is obtained compared to destructive on-resonance imaging, and the trapped molecules remain at a temperature of 20  μK. The achieved numb...

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Main Authors: Cheuk, Lawrence W., Anderegg, Loïc, Augenbraun, Benjamin L., Bao, Yicheng, Burchesky, Sean, Ketterle, Wolfgang, Doyle, John M.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119261
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9528-3044