Caoh

Accurate prediction and measurement of vibronic branching ratios for laser cooling linear polyatomic molecules
We report a generally applicable computational and experimental approach to determine vibronic branching ratios in linear polyatomic …
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Establishing a nearly closed cycling transition in a polyatomic molecule
We study optical cycling in the polar free radical calcium monohydroxide (CaOH) and establish an experimental path towards scattering …
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1D Magneto-Optical Trap of Polyatomic Molecules
We demonstrate a 1D magneto-optical trap of the polar free radical calcium monohydroxide (CaOH). A quasi-closed cycling transition is …
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Determination of CaOH and CaOCH3 vibrational branching ratios for direct laser cooling and trapping
Alkaline earth monoalkoxide free radicals (MORs) have molecular properties conducive to direct laser cooling to sub-millikelvin …
Ivan Kozyryev, T. C. Steimle, P. Yu, D.-T. Nguyen, John M. Doyle
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Proposal for Laser Cooling of Complex Polyatomic Molecules
An experimentally feasible strategy for direct laser cooling of polyatomic molecules with six or more atoms is presented. Our approach …
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