This article reviews recent developments in tests of fundamental physics using atoms and
molecules, including the subjects of parity violation, searches for permanent electric dipole …

The field of cold molecules has become an important source of new insight in fundamental
chemistry and molecular physics. High-resolution spectroscopy benefits from translationally …

We investigate the merits of a measurement of the permanent electric dipole moment of the
electron (e EDM) with barium monofluoride molecules, thereby searching for phenomena of …

We demonstrate direct cooling of gaseous formaldehyde (H 2 CO) to the microkelvin regime.
Our approach, optoelectrical Sisyphus cooling, provides a simple dissipative cooling method …

High-resolution measurements of angular scattering distributions provide a sensitive test for
theoretical descriptions of collision processes. Crossed beam experiments employing a …

Molecules can be used to test fundamental physics. Such tests often require cold molecules
for detailed spectroscopic analysis. Cooling internal degrees of freedom provides a high …

Doubly dipolar molecules exhibit complex internal spin dynamics when electric and
magnetic fields are both applied. Near magnetic trap minima, these spin dynamics lead to …

We present the first crossed beam scattering experiment using a Zeeman decelerated
molecular beam. The narrow velocity spreads of Zeeman decelerated NO (X 2 Π 3/2, j= 3/2) …

Rapid progress in cooling and trap** of molecules has enabled first experiments on high-
resolution spectroscopy of trapped diatomic molecules, promising unprecedented precision …

Stark deceleration is a technique that uses time-varying inhomogeneous electric fields to
decelerate polar molecules for various molecular beam and trap** experiments. New ring …