Laser-cooled polyatomic molecules for improved electron electric dipole moment searches

• Published in: New journal of physics Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 22003 - 22010
• Main Authors: Augenbraun, Benjamin L, Lasner, Zack D, Frenett, Alexander, Sawaoka, Hiromitsu, Miller, Calder, Steimle, Timothy C, Doyle, John M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Cooling; Dipole moments; Electric dipoles; electron electric dipole moment; Ions; Laser cooling; Lasers; molecular laser cooling; Numerical models; Optical trapping; Physics; Polyatomic molecules; precision measurements; Sensitivity enhancement; Space density; ultracold molecules

Doppler and Sisyphus cooling of 174YbOH are achieved and studied. This polyatomic molecule has high sensitivity to physics beyond the Standard Model and represents a new class of species for future high-precision probes of new T-violating physics. The transverse temperature of the YbOH beam is reduc...