1 code implementation • 6 Apr 2020 • Debayan Mitra, Nathaniel B. Vilas, Christian Hallas, Loïc Anderegg, Benjamin L. Augenbraun, Louis Baum, Calder Miller, Shivam Raval, John M. Doyle
We report direct laser cooling of a symmetric top molecule, reducing the transverse temperature of a beam of calcium monomethoxide (CaOCH$_3$) to 730 $\mu$K while addressing two distinct nuclear spin isomers.
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