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Deflection of barium monofluoride molecules using the bichromatic force: A density-matrix simulation

A. Marsman, M. Horbatsch, and E. A. Hessels* (EDM3 Collaboration)

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3

  • *hessels@yorku.ca
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Phys. Rev. A 108, 012811 – Published 17 July, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.108.012811

Abstract

A full density-matrix simulation is performed for optical deflection of a barium monofluoride (Ba138F19) beam using the bichromatic force, which employs pairs of counterpropagating laser beams that are offset in frequency. We show that the force is sufficient to separate BaF molecules from the other products generated in a helium-buffer-gas-cooled ablation source. For our simulations, the density-matrix and force equations are numerically integrated during the entire time that the molecules pass through a laser beam to ensure that effects of the evolution of the Doppler shift and of the optical intensity and phase at the position of the molecule are properly included. The results of this paper are compared to those of a deflection scheme [A. Marsman, D. Heinrich, M. Horbatsch, and E. A. Hessels, Phys. Rev. A 107, 032811 (2023)] which uses π pulses to drive frequency-resolved transitions. This paper is part of an effort by the EDM3 collaboration to measure the electric dipole moment of the electron using BaF molecules embedded in a cryogenic argon solid. Separation of BaF molecules will aid in producing a sufficiently pure solid.

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Phys. Rev. A 108, 012811– Published 17 July, 2023
  • Received 17 May 2023
  • Accepted 30 June 2023
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