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MO: Fachverband Molekülphysik
MO 2: Precision Experiments on Small Molecules
MO 2.7: Talk
Monday, March 6, 2017, 16:00–16:15, N 25
Laser cooling of molecular anions — •Sebastian Gerber1, Julian Fesel1, Christian Zimmer1, Ingmari Tietje1, Alexander Hinterberger1, Daniel Comparat2, and Michael Doser1 — 1CERN, 127 Rute de Meyrin, Switzerland — 2Laboratorie Aime Cotton, CNRS, 91405 Orsay, France
Molecular anions play a central role in a wide range of fields: from atmospheric and interstellar science, anionic superhalogens to the chemistry of highly correlated systems. However, up to now the synthesis of negative ions in a controlled manner at ultracold temperatures relevant for the processes in which they are involved is currently limited to a few kelvin by supersonic beam expansion followed by resistive, buffer gas or electron cooling in cryogenic environments. We present a realistic scheme for laser cooling of C2− molecules to subkelvin temperatures, which has been only achieved for a few neutral diatomics. The generation of a pulsed source of C2− and the subsequent laser cooling techniques of C2− confined in a Penning trap are reviewed. Further, laser cooling one anions species would allow to sympathetically cool other molecular anions, electrons and antiprotons that are confined in the same trapping potential. In this presentation the status of the experiment and the feasibility of C2− sympathetic Doppler laser cooling, photo-detachment cooling and AC Stark Sisyphus cooling will be reviewed.