Production of cold CN molecules by photodissociating ICN precursors in brute-force field

Xu Wen-Xia, Yang Yong-Cheng, Deng Lian-Zhong^†

(color online) The velocity distributions of the ground state () CN molecules after photostop in the z direction (a) and x or y direction (b). The initial temperature T of the ICN precursor beam is K. The E-field strength for precursor orientation is marked on the plot.