title: Pulsed standing-wave mirror for neutral atoms and molecules
abstract: Reflection of neutral atoms and molecules by a pulsed standing wave with a duration on the order of nanoseconds is studied. It is shown that, with a suitable choice of the laser parameter values, each period of the standing-wave pattern functions as an independent mirror, thus providing a novel way to manipulate large samples of neutral gas-phase particles even with a single laser pulse. At moderate field intensities, the pulsed standing-wave mirror would be directly applicable, e.g., for the manipulation of buffer-gas cooled molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering Physics and Mathematics, Helsinki University of Technology, FIN-02015 HUT Espoo, Finland.
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ryytty
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaivola