Reflection of polar molecules

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: FMBI983059

Project closed

Start date 1 October 1998

End date 30 September 2000

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM - VERENIGING VOOR CHRISTELIJK WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERWIJS
Netherlands

Objective

Research objectives and content
The applicant intends to study the reflection of polar molecules to show the possibility of manipulating a molecular beam. The project is a direct application of recent results on oriented molecules obtained both by the laboratory of Steven Stolte and that of the applicant. The goal of the project is to develop suitable techniques so as to conserve the projection quantum | number M of the total rotational momentum J of the incoming molecule along its scattering path. This technique appears to be a critical issue in order to extend the reslts of atomic manipulation (such as Doppler cooling) to the rich molecular domain. In the planned experiments, the reflection will be produced by a specially designed electric field shaped by | microstructures. The desired interrogation f the M quantum number distribution upon the reflection will be obtained by | Laser Induced Fluorescence. This pilot study is an important step toward molecular trapping and nanoscale lithography.
Training content (objective, benefit and expected impact)
The applicant will broaden his scientific skills by learning the state-of-the-art technology on polarisation and orientation- conserving techniques, the speciality of the laser laboratory of the Steven Stolte group . The acquisition of this technique will be extremely useful when applying to a position in the field of nanoscale technology. Links with industry / industrial relevance (22)
A direct application of such research is the focusing of molecules with (laser) fields. It should permit to control the orientation of molecules deposed in nanostructure, which has important applications in nanoscale lithography and electronics (Philips, Motorola, etc .)

Fields of science

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• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › laser physics

Programme(s)

• FP4-TMR - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0302 - Post-doctoral research training grants
• TP03 - Atomic and Molecular Physics

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM - VERENIGING VOOR CHRISTELIJK WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERWIJS

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 1083,De Boelelaan 1083 ; 1081 HV AMSTERDAM ; Netherlands
• Total cost: No data