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Ultracold molecules have been produced by photoassociation of Cs atoms trapped in a mirror magneto-optical trap. The molecules were detected by resonantly enhanced multi-photon ionization followed by time-of-flight mass spectroscopy. The time-of-flight ofatomic and molecular ions was investigated in the presence of a dc bias voltageapplied to the conducting mirror. This technique provides a new tool for determining the distance between the cold molecules and the mirror surface.
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Tscherneck, M., Kleinert, J., Haimberger, C. et al. Creating, detecting and locating ultracold molecules in a surface trap. Appl. Phys. B 80, 639–643 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-005-1786-5
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