molecular ion trapping group
We are an experimental group that works with trapped molecular ions. By laser-cooling co-trapped atomic ions, we can sympathetically cool the molecular ions to milliKelvin temperatures, where velocities and environmental interactions are reduced and where novel molecular control becomes possible. Potential applications of our research range from particle physics to chemistry to astrophysics.
Recent News
- Sep 2011:Manuscript on pulse-shaped rovibrational cooling published in PCCP
- Jun 2011: Manuscript on molecular ion Doppler cooling published in New Journal of Physics
- May 2011: Greg McGlynn awarded Outstanding Senior Thesis, NU physics department
- Apr 2011: Manuscript on Doppler cooling of three-level molecules published in Phys. Rev. A
- Mar 2011: SiO+ fluorescence observed from ablation source
- Jan 2011: Ming-Feng Tu joins us as a new grad student
- Feb 2010: Brian is named a Sloan Research Fellow
- Jan 2010: Barium ions trapped and detected with single-ion resolution
Last updated Feb. 10, 2012
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