Abstract
We report on nondestructive imaging of optically trapped calcium monofluoride molecules using in situ Λ-enhanced gray molasses cooling. 200 times more fluorescence is obtained compared to destructive on-resonance imaging, and the trapped molecules remain at a temperature of 20 μK. The achieved number of scattered photons makes possible nondestructive single-shot detection of single molecules with high fidelity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 083201 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 121 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 23 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy