Optical control of BaF molecules trapped in neon ice
Shujun Li, H. D. Ramachandran, Rhys Anderson, Amar C. Vutha
Abstract
Abstract We have trapped BaF molecules in neon ice and used laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy to map out their optical transitions. Our measurements show that the neon lattice does not significantly perturb certain optical transitions in trapped BaF molecules. We used one such transition to optically pump and detect spin resonances in the molecules. This demonstration of optical control of trapped heavy polar molecules offers opportunities to advance physical chemistry and ultra-high-energy physics.
Topics & Concepts
NeonPhysicsMoleculeOptical latticeSpectroscopyAtomic physicsChemical polarityOptical pumpingPolarLaserLaser coolingOpticsCondensed matter physicsArgonQuantum mechanicsSuperfluidityCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesAtomic and Subatomic Physics ResearchQuantum optics and atomic interactions