TY - JOUR
T1 - Motional resonances in a molecular synchrotron
AU - Heiner, C.E.
AU - Meijer, G.
AU - Bethlem, H.L.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - A molecular synchrotron offers unique possibilities to study molecular collisions at low energies. For such a study, it is imperative that the velocity of the stored molecules can be tuned over a wide range. Bunching elements, used to provide the necessary longitudinal focusing forces in a synchrotron, introduce instabilities for certain velocities of the stored molecules. Here we present an experimental study of these motional resonances and show how they can be avoided. A packet of N D3 molecules is stably confined in the synchrotron as its injection velocity is continuously scanned from 60 m/s (Ekin =3.0 cm-1) to 87.5 m/s (Ekin =6.4 cm-1). © 2008 The American Physical Society.
AB - A molecular synchrotron offers unique possibilities to study molecular collisions at low energies. For such a study, it is imperative that the velocity of the stored molecules can be tuned over a wide range. Bunching elements, used to provide the necessary longitudinal focusing forces in a synchrotron, introduce instabilities for certain velocities of the stored molecules. Here we present an experimental study of these motional resonances and show how they can be avoided. A packet of N D3 molecules is stably confined in the synchrotron as its injection velocity is continuously scanned from 60 m/s (Ekin =3.0 cm-1) to 87.5 m/s (Ekin =6.4 cm-1). © 2008 The American Physical Society.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.78.030702
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.78.030702
M3 - Article
SN - 1050-2947
VL - 78
JO - Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
IS - 3
ER -
