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Entangle a pair of single diatomic molecules in tweezers
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A Triatomic Molecule is Laser Cooled and Trapped
December 2022 update: This work was selected by Physics World as a Top 10 Breakthrough of the Year for 2022. November 2023 udpate: Our work on laser cooling of CaOH molecules is highlighted in Chemistry World's Features article on molecular bonding under extreme conditions. |
A New Way to Slow Down Complex Molecules |
Cold Potassium Needs No Ovens |
Long rotational coherence time of polar molecules in tweezers September 2021: We observed long rotational coherence time of CaF molecules in optical tweezers. Check out the this article published on N+1! |
Microwave shielding of polar molecules in tweezers August 2021: See a summary of our work on microwave shielding between CaF molecules in optical tweezers in this Phys.org article and here. |
Laser Cooling of Larger Quantum Objects September 2020: Our results laser cooling CaOCH3 molecules--- the first nonlinear molecule to be directly laser cooled--- are discussed in this wonderful "Perspective" article by Eric Hudson. There's also a writeup of this experiment in the Harvard Gazette. |
Laser-Cooled YbOH Molecules to Aid the Hunt for New Physics May 2020: We've recently laser cooled YbOH molecules in one dimension. Read about this work in articles by Physics World and Photonics.com! |
1D Magneto-Optical Trapping of Triatomic Molecules April 2020: Our 1D magneto-optical trap of CaOH molecules has been discussed in a recent Phys.org article. This is an exciting step forward for laser cooling of increasingly complex molcules! |
CaF molecules in optical tweezers |
New efforts to cool complex molecules July 2019: We've teamed up with the Zelevinsky group at Columbia University to discover new methods to cool and control complex molecules. Read about this effort in this Phys.org article! |
ACME II sets new limit on the electron electric dipole moment October 2018: The ACME collaboration's recent study of the electron's electric dipole moment has been the focus of several popular articles, including at Phys.org, Physics World, Forbes, and Physics Today. |
Ultracold molecules in the news September 2018: A recent feature in Chemistry World discusses efforts to use ultracold molecules for fundamental studies of chemistry. |
CaF molecules cooled to record lows and optically trapped |
Triatomic molecules successfully laser cooled April 2017: Our manuscript about laser cooling SrOH- the first triatomic molecule to be laser cooled- has been covered in popular articles by Phys.org, New Scientist, Physics, and Physics World! |