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@article{Zeppenfeld2009Optoelectrical, abstract = {We present an optoelectrical cooling scheme for polar molecules based on a Sisyphus-type cooling cycle in suitably tailored electric trapping fields. Dissipation is provided by spontaneous vibrational decay in a closed level scheme found in symmetric-top rotors comprising six low-field-seeking rovibrational states. A generic trap design is presented. Suitable molecules are identified with vibrational decay rates on the order of 100 Hz. A simulation of the cooling process shows that the molecular temperature can be reduced from 1 K to 1 mK in approximately 10 s. The molecules remain electrically trapped during this time, indicating that the ultracold regime can be reached in an experimentally feasible scheme.}, author = {Zeppenfeld, M. and Motsch, M. and Pinkse, P. W. H. and Rempe, G.}, citeulike-article-id = {5898646}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PLRAAN000080000004041401000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v80/e041401}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.80.041401}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevA.80.041401}, journal = {Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics)}, number = {4}, pages = {041401+}, posted-at = {2009-10-06 13:24:53}, priority = {2}, publisher = {APS}, title = {Optoelectrical cooling of polar molecules}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.80.041401}, volume = {80}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - Zeppenfeld2009Optoelectrical L3 - citeulike-article-id:5898646 N2 - We present an optoelectrical cooling scheme for polar molecules based on a Sisyphus-type cooling cycle in suitably tailored electric trapping fields. Dissipation is provided by spontaneous vibrational decay in a closed level scheme found in symmetric-top rotors comprising six low-field-seeking rovibrational states. A generic trap design is presented. Suitable molecules are identified with vibrational decay rates on the order of 100 Hz. A simulation of the cooling process shows that the molecular temperature can be reduced from 1 K to 1 mK in approximately 10 s. The molecules remain electrically trapped during this time, indicating that the ultracold regime can be reached in an experimentally feasible scheme. IS - 4 JF - Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics) TI - Optoelectrical cooling of polar molecules PB - APS VL - 80 SP - 041401 AU - Zeppenfeld, M AU - Motsch, M AU - Pinkse, PWH AU - Rempe, G PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.80.041401 ER -