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Coherent control of ultracold molecule dynamics in a magneto-optical trap by use of chirped femtosecond laser pulses.
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We have studied the effects of chirped femtosecond laser pulses on the formation of ultracold molecules in a Rb magneto-optical trap. We have found that application of chirped femtosecond pulses suppressed the formation of (85)Rb and (87)Rb(2) a(3)sigma(+)(u) molecules in contrast to comparable nonchirped pulses, cw illumination, and background formation rates. Variation of the amount of chirp indicated that this suppression is coherent in nature, suggesting that coherent control is likely to...
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- Journal:
- Physical Review Letters
- Volume:
- 96
- Issue:
- 17
- Pages:
- 173002
- Publication date:
- 2006-05-01
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- EISSN:
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1079-7114
- ISSN:
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0031-9007
- Source identifiers:
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18322
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- English
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- 2006
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