Quantum control of molecules for fundamental physics
Quantum control of molecules for fundamental physics
复制标题
DOI：
10.1103/physreva.105.040101
复制
发表时间：
2022-04
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
D. Mitra;K. Leung;T. Zelevinsky
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
D. Mitra;K. Leung;T. Zelevinsky
在原子的激光冷却、捕获及相干操控方面取得的非凡成就，激发了人们将这种精妙控制拓展至分子领域的努力。分子不仅在自然界中普遍存在，而且对其量子态的控制为研究基本常数以及标准模型之外可能存在的物理学提供了独一无二的途径。对分子量子态的操控能够实现高精度测量，包括对基本对称性的检验以及对新粒子和新场的探寻。与此同时，分子复杂的内部结构带来了实验上的挑战，必须加以克服才能提高对新物理学的探测灵敏度。在这篇展望文章中，我们回顾了这个蓬勃发展的新领域的最新进展。此外，在全文中我们还探讨了众多当前及未来的研究方向，这些方向有可能使分子研究站在基础科学的前沿。
The extraordinary success in laser cooling, trapping, and coherent manipulation of atoms has energized the efforts in extending this exquisite control to molecules. Not only are molecules ubiquitous in nature, but the control of their quantum states offers unparalleled access to fundamental constants and possible physics beyond the Standard Model. Quantum state manipulation of molecules can enable high-precision measurements including tests of fundamental symmetries and searches for new particles and fields. At the same time, their complex internal structure presents experimental challenges to overcome in order to gain sensitivity to new physics. In this Perspective, we review recent developments in this thriving new field. Moreover, throughout the text we discuss many current and future research directions that have the potential to place molecules at the forefront of fundamental science.