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MO: Fachverband Molekülphysik

MO 7: Experimental Techniques

MO 7.8: Talk

Monday, March 11, 2019, 15:45–16:00, S HS 002 Biologie

Progress towards a molecular Zeeman slower — •Paul Kaebert, Mariia Stepanova, Maurice Petzold, Mirco Siercke, and Silke Ospelkaus — Institut für Quantenoptik, Leibniz Universität Hannover

The generation of large ultracold molecular ensembles is currently a challenge for researchers, due to the inefficient slowing methods available to them. In this talk I will summarize our efforts towards using our recently demonstrated Type-II Zeeman slowing technique to slow Calcium monofluoride (CaF) molecules. I will discuss the scheme and its implementation, as well as our approach for generating the laser light needed in the slowing process. Finally, I will discuss potential improvements to the design of our initial buffer gas beam source by comparing computational fluid dynamics simulations with flux and velocity profiles measured in the experiment.