Collision of cold CaF molecules: Towards evaporative cooling*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11604164 and U1810129), the Fund for Shanxi “1331 Project” Key Innovation Research Team, China (Grant No. 1331KIRT), and Excellent Youth Academic Leader in Higher Education of Shanxi Province, China (2018).

Gu Yuefeng1, Huang Yunxia1, Li Chuanliang2, Yang Xiaohua1, 3, †
       

Molecular orientation depth 〈cosθ〉 of the |N = 0,M = 0〉 state of CaF varying with applied electrostatic field E. The inset shows the intermolecular interaction potential surface at long range interaction region at the fully oriented approximation (the orientation depth equals 1).