In the last years, it was demonstrated that neutral molecules can be loaded on a microchip directly from a supersonic beam. The molecules are confined in microscopic traps that can be moved smoothly over the surface of the chip. Once the molecules are trapped, they can be decelerated to a standstill, for instance, or pumped into selected quantum states by laser light or microwaves. Molecules are detected on the chip by time-resolved spatial imaging, which allows for the study of the distribution in the phase space of the molecular ensemble.
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Santambrogio, G. (2015). Trapping molecules on chips. EPJ Techniques and Instrumentation, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjti/s40485-015-0024-8
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