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Hadrons and Nuclei

EPJ D - Speed-control zone for polar molecules

Speed-control zone for polar molecules

Stark deceleration has emerged over the last decade as a leading technique for obtaining packets of quantum-state-selected molecules whose velocity can be tuned all the way down to zero. Here, a new compact, ultrahigh-vacuum-compatible Stark decelerator is described and demonstrated. The deceleration stages are fashioned out of tantalum wires, reducing the total length to about a tenth of that of a conventional Stark decelerator with the same number of electrode pairs.

The significantly lower cost of assembling and operating the wire decelerator makes it an attractive source of cold molecules, for use in applications ranging from trapping experiments to cold collisions to sympathetic cooling.

A. Marian, H. Haak, P. Geng, and G. Meijer, Eur. Phys. J. D (2010)

Editors-in-Chief
David Blaschke, Silvia Leoni and Dario Vretenar
We would like to express our utmost gratitude to the patient, guidance, and support provided by everyone at your esteemed journal throughout the publication process. It has been an honor to work with such a dedicated and professional team, and we look forward to achieving further successes in our future collaboration.

Dr. ShiYu Zhang, Lanzhou University School of Nuclear Science and Technology, China

ISSN (Electronic Edition): 1434-601X

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