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Imaging Cold Molecules on a Chip

S. Marx, D. Adu Smith, M. J. Abel, T. Zehentbauer, G. Meijer, and G. Santambrogio
Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 243007 – Published 12 December 2013
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Abstract

We present the integrated imaging of cold molecules in a microchip environment. The on-chip detection is based on resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization, which is quantum state selective and generally applicable. We demonstrate and characterize time-resolved spatial imaging and subsequently use it to analyze the effect of a phase-space manipulation sequence aimed at compressing the velocity distribution of a molecular ensemble with a view to future high-resolution spectroscopic studies. The realization of such on-chip measurements adds the final fundamental component to the molecule chip, offering a new and promising route for investigating cold molecules.

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  • Received 16 October 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.243007

© 2013 American Physical Society

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Detecting Molecules on a Chip

Published 12 December 2013

A new advance in molecule-on-a-chip technology allows molecules to be detected at the chip surface.

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S. Marx1, D. Adu Smith1, M. J. Abel1, T. Zehentbauer1, G. Meijer1,2, and G. Santambrogio1,*

  • 1Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
  • 2Radboud University of Nijmegen, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Heijendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands

  • *gabriele.santambrogio@fhi-berlin.mpg.de

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Vol. 111, Iss. 24 — 13 December 2013

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