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Collisions between electrostatically confined linear polar molecules

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Collisions between linear polar molecules that were electrostatically trapped were investigated. The collisional transition from a low to a high field seeking state (inelastic collision) causes trap loss. The efficiency of evaporative cooling is improved at higher elastic collision rates. We calculated cross-sections of inelastic and elastic collision using a semi-classical treatment.

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  1. Communications Research Laboratory, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8795, Japan, , , , , , JP

    M. Kajita

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Received 6 December 2001 / Received in final form 26 February 2002 Published online 28 June 2002

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Kajita, M. Collisions between electrostatically confined linear polar molecules. Eur. Phys. J. D 20, 55–59 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2002-00104-5

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