1D Laser-cooling of an Asymmetric Top Molecule

ORAL

Abstract

Ultracold molecules are powerful tools for exploring new quantum phenomena, including in the areas of quantum information and precision searches for physics beyond the Standard Model. Over the past decade, the laser-cooling toolkit has been fully extended from atoms into the rich and intricate world of molecules, with deep laser cooling demonstrated in diatomic species (AlF, BaF, CaF, CaH, SrF, YO, YbF), linear triatomic molecules (CaOH, SrOH), and larger symmetric top molecules (CaOCH3). In this talk, we report our progress of achieving 1D laser cooling of CaNH2 molecules, which belong to the class of asymmetric top molecules. The general structure of ATMs endow these molecules with unique, powerful properties for pursuing a broad range of quantum science goals.

*This work was supported by the AFOSR, NSF, ARO, AOARD, DOE Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA), and the CUA(PHY-2317134)

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Presenters

  • Grace Kehui Li

    • Harvard University

Authors

  • Grace Kehui Li

    • Harvard University

  • Giseok Lee

    • Harvard University

  • Jack Mango

    • Harvard University

  • Loic G Anderegg

    • University of Southern California

  • Alexander J Frenett

    • Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
    • Harvard University

  • Nathaniel B Vilas

    • University of California, Berkeley
    • Harvard University

  • John M Doyle

    • Harvard University