RUI: Production and Trapping Cold Molecules

这个项目是迄今为止成功的生产和捕获冷分子的努力的延续。 该项目的第一部分将研究几种方法，其中包括光缔合和三体复合，以提高捕获的铯二聚体的生产率。 用两个激光器的光缔合将用于产生处于特定电子和振转态的特定分子。 该项目的第二部分将使用捕获的物种来研究冷碰撞和研究内部自由度的激光冷却。 最终，将尝试生产三聚体和大簇。

This project is the continuation of a heretofore successful effort to produce and trap cold molecules. The first part of the project will examine several methods, among them photoassociation and three-body recombination, to increase the production rate of trapped cesium dimers. Photoassociation with two lasers will be used to produce specific molecules in specific electronic and ro-vibrational states. The second part of the project will use the trapped species to investigate cold collisions and to study laser cooling of the internal degrees of freedom. Eventually, the production of trimers and large clusters will be attempted.