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View SchemaMagnetic trapping of buffer-gas cooled chromium atoms and prospects for the extension to paramagnetic molecules
| Authors | Joost M. Bakker, Michael Stoll, Dennis R. Weise, Oliver Vogelsang, Gerard Meijer, Achim Peters |
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| ArXiv ID | physics/0604079 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0604079 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0953-4075/39/19/S21 |
| Journal | J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 39, S1111-S1123, 2006 |
Abstract
We report the successful buffer-gas cooling and magnetic trapping of chromium atoms with densities exceeding $10^{12}$ atoms per cm$^{3}$ at a temperature of 350 mK for the trapped sample. The possibilities to extend the method to buffer-gas cool and magnetically trap molecules are discussed. To minimize the most important loss mechanism in magnetic trapping, molecules with a small spin-spin interaction and a large rotational constant are preferred. Both the CrH ($^6\Sigma^+$ ground state) and MnH ($^7\Sigma^+$) radicals appear to be suitable systems for future experiments.
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