Over the past decade, tremendous progress has been made to extend the tools of laser
cooling and trap** to molecules. Those same tools have recently been applied to …

We report optical trap** of a polyatomic molecule, calcium monohydroxide (CaOH). CaOH
molecules from a magneto-optical trap are sub-Doppler laser cooled to 20 (3) μ K in free …

Ultracold molecules have been proposed as a candidate platform for quantum science and
precision measurement because of their rich internal structures and interactions. Direct laser …

We report optical trap** of laser-cooled molecules at sufficient density to observe
molecule-molecule collisions for the first time in a bulk gas. SrF molecules from a red …

Recent experiments have demonstrated direct cooling and trap** of diatomic and triatomic
molecules in magneto-optical traps (MOTs). However, even the best molecular MOTs to date …

We report on a novel bichromatic fluorescent imaging scheme for background-free detection
of single CaF molecules trapped in an optical tweezer array. By collecting fluorescence on …

Volume 54 of the Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Series contains ten
contributions, covering a diversity of subject areas in atomic, molecular and optical physics …

Three-dimensional (3D) microstructures used in the formation of optical traps on the optical
axis in the near diffraction zone are calculated and studied. Subwavelength, variable-height …

Abstract In 1921, Otto Stern conceived the idea for an experiment that would decide
between a classical and a quantum description of atomic behavior, as epitomized by the …

We study the properties of a cryogenic buffer gas source that uses a low-temperature two-
stage buffer gas cell to produce very slow beams of ytterbium monofluoride molecules. The …