Abstract
Reaching high densities is a key step toward cold-collision experiments with polyatomic molecules. We use a cryofuge to load up to molecules into a boxlike electric trap, achieving densities up to at temperatures around 350 mK where the elastic dipolar cross section exceeds . We measure inelastic rate constants below and control these by tuning a homogeneous electric field that covers a large fraction of the trap volume. Comparison to ab initio calculations gives excellent agreement with dipolar relaxation. Our techniques and findings are generic and immediately relevant for other cold-molecule collision experiments.
- Received 1 February 2022
- Accepted 21 April 2022
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.203401
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