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arxiv: 1711.07355 · v1 · pith:DMS3OC4Jnew · submitted 2017-11-20 · ⚛️ physics.atom-ph

Magnetic trapping and coherent control of laser-cooled molecules

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keywords moleculescoherentcontrolmagnetictimestrappingbackgroundcollisions
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We demonstrate coherent microwave control of the rotational, hyperfine and Zeeman states of ultracold CaF molecules, and the magnetic trapping of these molecules in a single, selectable quantum state. We trap about $5\times 10^{3}$ molecules for 2 s at a temperature of 65(11) $\mu$K and a density of $1.2 \times 10^{5}$ cm$^{-3}$. We measure the state-specific loss rate due to collisions with background helium.

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