Laser Cooling and Trapping of Diatomic Molecules
Abstract
This is the final report for our DURIP grant entitled "Apparatus for Laser Slowing and Cooling of Molecules". We have successfully acquired and assembled all parts for a new cryogenic molecular beam source, and recently used the source for preliminary work on laser cooling of a new molecular species, TlF. We have also successfully acquired and assembled the parts for a custom laser system, which produces long (~200 microsecond), single-frequency pulses with energy ~1.1 Joules at 1064 nm and/or ~0.4 Joules at 532 nm. We have acquired all parts for producing tunable laser pulses based on optical parametric amplification of an external cavity diode laser with this system, and assembled all but the final, yet-to-be-tested stage.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 09, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1058470
Entities
People
- David DeMille
Organizations
- Yale University