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Ultracold YO Molecules in an Optical Lattice

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Abstract

Dense ultracold molecular samples are media to explore rich physics ranging from cold chemistry, quantum information science, and precision measurement of fundamental physics. In this talk, I will report our current progress on achieving a dense ultracold molecular sample by loading  more than 103 ultracold YO molecules in an optical lattice. We demonstrate robust cooling in the lattice, realizing μK temperatures and record phase space density for laser cooled molecules at 3×10−6.

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Presenters

  • Justin Burau

    JILA

Authors

  • Justin Burau

    JILA

  • Kameron Mehling

    JILA

  • Yewei Wu

    University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Shiqian Ding

    JILA

  • Jun Ye

    JILA and University of Colorado Boulder, JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, University of Colorado, Boulder, JILA, NIST, and University of Colorado Boulder, JILA, University of Colorado Boulder, JILA, University of Colorado and National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA, JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology and Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA, JILA, NIST, and Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, JILA, NIST, and University of Colorado, Boulder, JILA, NIST, and University of Colorado at Boulder