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Sisyphus cooling of electrically trapped polyatomic molecules

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  • Martin Zeppenfeld

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik)

  • Barbara G. U. Englert

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik)

  • Rosa Glöckner

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik)

  • Alexander Prehn

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik)

  • Manuel Mielenz

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik
    Present addresses: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, Hermann-Herder-Straße 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany (M. Mielenz); Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan (C.S.); Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands (L.D.v.B.); Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland (M. Motsch).)

  • Christian Sommer

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik
    Present addresses: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, Hermann-Herder-Straße 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany (M. Mielenz); Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan (C.S.); Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands (L.D.v.B.); Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland (M. Motsch).)

  • Laurens D. van Buuren

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik
    Present addresses: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, Hermann-Herder-Straße 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany (M. Mielenz); Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan (C.S.); Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands (L.D.v.B.); Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland (M. Motsch).)

  • Michael Motsch

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik
    Present addresses: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Physikalisches Institut, Hermann-Herder-Straße 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany (M. Mielenz); Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan (C.S.); Department of Radiation Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands (L.D.v.B.); Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland (M. Motsch).)

  • Gerhard Rempe

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik)

Abstract

A general method of cooling polyatomic molecules to ultracold temperatures is reported; the optoelectrical cooling technique removes kinetic energy via a Sisyphus effect, effectively causing the molecules to continually ‘climb’ a hill of potential energy.

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  • Martin Zeppenfeld & Barbara G. U. Englert & Rosa Glöckner & Alexander Prehn & Manuel Mielenz & Christian Sommer & Laurens D. van Buuren & Michael Motsch & Gerhard Rempe, 2012. "Sisyphus cooling of electrically trapped polyatomic molecules," Nature, Nature, vol. 491(7425), pages 570-573, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:491:y:2012:i:7425:d:10.1038_nature11595
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11595
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