Design of a biased Stark trap of molecules that move adiabatically in an electric field

N. E. Shafer-Ray; K. A. Milton; B. R. Furneaux; E. R. I. Abraham; G. R. Kalbfleisch

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.67.045401

Design of a biased Stark trap of molecules that move adiabatically in an electric field

N. E. Shafer-Ray, K. A. Milton, B. R. Furneaux, E. R. I. Abraham, and G. R. Kalbfleisch

Phys. Rev. A 67, 045401 – Published 25 April 2003

Abstract

It is shown that Maxwell’s equations in a vacuum do not allow for a local maximum in the value of the electric field $E^{2},$ but do allow for a local minimum. Such a field minimum creates a trap of neutral particles that exhibit a Stark effect. Specific criteria are given for the design of such a trap and results of numerical calculations of sample trap potentials are presented.

Received 8 August 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.67.045401

Authors & Affiliations

N. E. Shafer-Ray, K. A. Milton, B. R. Furneaux, E. R. I. Abraham, and G. R. Kalbfleisch

Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019

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