Slow beams of massive molecules

Sarayut Deachapunya; P.J. Fagan; András Major; Elisabeth Reiger; Helmut Ritsch; André Stefanov; Hendrik Ulbricht; Markus Arndt

doi:10.1140/epjd/e2007-00301-8

Slow beams of massive molecules

Sarayut Deachapunya, P.J. Fagan, András Major, Elisabeth Reiger, Helmut Ritsch, André Stefanov, Hendrik Ulbricht, Markus Arndt

Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information

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Abstract

Slow beams of neutral molecules are of great interest for a wide range of applications, from cold chemistry through precision measurements to tests of the foundations of quantum mechanics. We report on the quantitative observation of thermal beams of perfluorinated macromolecules with masses up to 6000 amu, reaching velocities down to 11 m/s. Such slow, heavy and neutral molecular beams are of importance for a new class of experiments in matter-wave interferometry and we also discuss the requirements for further manipulation and cooling schemes with molecules in this unprecedented mass range.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	307-313
Number of pages	7
Journal	European Physical Journal D
Volume	46
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2007-00301-8
Publication status	Published - 2008

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

103026 Quantum optics

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