中国物理B ›› 2009, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (1): 149-156.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/18/1/023

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Theoretical study of slowing supersonic CH3F molecular beams using electrostatic Stark decelerator

邓联忠, 符广彬, 印建平   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • 收稿日期:2008-04-14 修回日期:2008-05-22 出版日期:2009-01-20 发布日期:2009-01-20
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 10374029, 10434060 and 10674047), the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (Grant No 2006CB921604), and the Basic Key Program of Shanghai Municipality

Theoretical study of slowing supersonic CH3F molecular beams using electrostatic Stark decelerator

Deng Lian-Zhong(邓联忠), Fu Guang-Bin(符广彬), and Yin Jian-Ping(印建平)†   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • Received:2008-04-14 Revised:2008-05-22 Online:2009-01-20 Published:2009-01-20
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 10374029, 10434060 and 10674047), the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (Grant No 2006CB921604), and the Basic Key Program of Shanghai Municipality

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摘要： We have calculated the Stark effect of CH3F molecules in external electrical fields, the rotational population of supersonic CH3F molecules in different quantum states, and analyse the motion of weak-field-seeking CH3F molecules in a state |J=1, KM= -1? inside the electrical field of a Stark decelerator by using a simple analytical model. Three-dimensional Monte Carlo simulation is performed to simulate the dynamical slowing process of molecules through the decelerator, and the results are compared with those obtained from the analytical model, including the phase stability, slowing efficiency as well as the translational temperature of the slowed molecular packet. Our study shows that with a modest dipole moment (～1.85 Debye) and a relatively slight molecular weight (～34.03), CH3F molecules in a state |J=1, KM= -1? are a good candidate for slowing with electrostatic field. With high voltages of ±10 kV applied on the decelerator, molecules of 370 m/s can be brought to a standstill within 200 slowing stages.

关键词: molecular beam, stark effect, stark decelerator

Abstract: We have calculated the Stark effect of CH3F molecules in external electrical fields, the rotational population of supersonic CH3F molecules in different quantum states, and analyse the motion of weak-field-seeking CH3F molecules in a state $|J=1, KM= -1\rangle$ inside the electrical field of a Stark decelerator by using a simple analytical model. Three-dimensional Monte Carlo simulation is performed to simulate the dynamical slowing process of molecules through the decelerator, and the results are compared with those obtained from the analytical model, including the phase stability, slowing efficiency as well as the translational temperature of the slowed molecular packet. Our study shows that with a modest dipole moment (～1.85 Debye) and a relatively slight molecular weight (～34.03), CH3F molecules in a state $|J=1, KM= -1\rangle$ are a good candidate for slowing with electrostatic field. With high voltages of ±10 kV applied on the decelerator, molecules of 370 m/s can be brought to a standstill within 200 slowing stages.

Key words: molecular beam, stark effect, stark decelerator

中图分类号:  (Magneto-optical and electro-optical spectra and effects)

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33.15.Kr (Electric and magnetic moments (and derivatives), polarizability, and magnetic susceptibility) 33.15.Mt (Rotation, vibration, and vibration-rotation constants) 33.20.Sn (Rotational analysis)