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Direct Laser Cooling of a Symmetric Top Molecule
Debayan Mitra, Nathaniel B. Vilas, Christian Hallas, Loïc Anderegg, Benjamin L. Augenbraun, Louis Baum, Calder Miller, Shivam Raval, John M. Doyle
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We report direct laser cooling of a symmetric top molecule, reducing the transverse temperature of a beam of calcium monomethoxide (CaOCH₃) to 1.8±0.7 mK while addressing two distinct nuclear spin isomers. These results open a path to efficient production of ultracold chiral molecules and conclusively demonstrate that by using proper rovibronic optical transitions, both photon cycling and laser cooling of complex molecules can be as efficient as for much simpler linear species.
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