The angular momentum of molecules, or, equivalently, their rotation in three-dimensional
space, is ideally suited for quantum control. Molecular angular momentum is naturally …

In recent years, an increasingly large variety of molecular species have been successfully
cooled to low energies, and innovative techniques continue to emerge to reach ever more …

Laser cooling and trap**,, and magneto-optical trap** methods in particular, have
enabled groundbreaking advances in science, including Bose–Einstein condensation …

We report three-dimensional trap** of an oxide molecule (YO), using a radio-frequency
magneto-optical trap (MOT). The total number of molecules trapped is∼ 1.5× 10 4, with a …

Doppler and Sisyphus cooling of 174 YbOH are achieved and studied. This polyatomic
molecule has high sensitivity to physics beyond the Standard Model and represents a new …

We demonstrate significantly improved magneto-optical trap** of molecules using a very
slow cryogenic beam source and either rf modulated or dc magnetic fields. The rf magneto …

We demonstrate one-dimensional sub-Doppler laser cooling of a beam of YbF molecules to
100 μ K. This is a key step towards a measurement of the electron's electric dipole moment …

The last few years have seen rapid progress in the application of laser cooling to molecules.
In this review, we examine what kinds of molecules can be laser cooled, how to design a …

Complex molecular structure demands customized solutions to laser cooling by extending
its general set of principles and practices. Compared with other laser-cooled molecules …

As a heavy molecule, barium monofluoride (BaF) presents itself as a promising candidate for
measuring permanent electric dipole moment. Here we report the realization of three …