This course will cover the properties and interactions that are of importance in gas-phase molecular samples at temperatures below 1 K, together with methods for the preparation of these samples. Particular topics treated will include (1) ultracold akali dimers, (2) cold polar molecules, and molecular radicals, (3) cold Rydberg molecules, and (4) cold molecular ions.
Lernziel
The aim of the course is to provide those attending with a solid understanding of the properties and interactions that are of importance in gas-phase molecular samples at temperatures below 1 K, and with a knowledge of methods for the preparation of these samples.
Inhalt
Keywords: Cold molecules, photoassociation, magnetoassociation, polar molecules, multistage Stark deceleration, radicals, multistage Zeeman deceleration, molecules in high Rydberg states, Rydberg-Stark deceleration, cold molecular ions, ion-molecule reactions.
