title: Two-dimensional trapping of dipolar molecules in time-varying electric fields.
abstract: Simultaneous two-dimensional trapping of neutral dipolar molecules in low- and high-field seeking states is analyzed. A trapping potential of the order of 20 mK can be produced for molecules such as ND3 with time-dependent electric fields. The analysis is in agreement with an experiment where slow molecules with longitudinal velocities of the order of 20 m/s are guided between four 50 cm long rods driven by an alternating electric potential at a frequency of a few kHz.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Junglen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rieger
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rangwala
authors.forename: P W H
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Pinkse
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rempe