Towards magnetic slowing of atoms and molecules

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Edvardas Narevicius · The University of Texas at Austin

Christian G. Parthey · The University of Texas at Austin

A. Libson · The University of Texas at Austin

Max F. Riedel · The University of Texas at Austin

U. Even · Tel Aviv University

Mark G. Raizen · The University of Texas at Austin

Abstract

We outline a method to slow paramagnetic atoms or molecules using pulsed magnetic fields. We also discuss the possibility of producing trapped particles by adiabatic deceleration of a magnetic trap. We present numerical simulation results for the slowing and trapping of molecular oxygen.

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Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics

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Published in: New Journal of Physics

Volume 9, Issue 4, pp. 96-96

DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/9/4/096

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