Ultracold molecules for measuring the electron's electric dipole moment

B. E. Sauer; E. A. Hinds; J. A. Devlin; J. Lim; J. R. Almond; M. A. Trigatzis; M. R. Tarbutt; N. J. Fitch

arxiv: 1712.02868 · v1 · pith:H5SCMSMAnew · submitted 2017-12-07 · ⚛️ physics.atom-ph

Ultracold molecules for measuring the electron's electric dipole moment

J. Lim , J. R. Almond , M. A. Trigatzis , J. A. Devlin , N. J. Fitch , B. E. Sauer , M. R. Tarbutt , E. A. Hinds This is my paper

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We demonstrate one-dimensional sub-Doppler laser cooling of a beam of YbF molecules to 100 $\mu$K. This is a key step towards a measurement of the electron's electric dipole moment using ultracold molecules. We compare the effectiveness of magnetically-assisted and polarization-gradient sub-Doppler cooling mechanisms. We model the experiment and find good agreement with our data.

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