title: Stark deceleration of CaF molecules in strong- and weak-field seeking states.
abstract: We report the Stark deceleration of CaF molecules in the strong-field seeking ground state and in a weak-field seeking component of a rotationally-excited state. We use two types of decelerator, a conventional Stark decelerator for the weak-field seekers and an alternating gradient decelerator for the strong-field seekers, and we compare their relative merits. We also consider the application of laser cooling to increase the phase-space density of decelerated molecules.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cold Matter, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Kanem
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dyne
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Sauer
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Hinds
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Tarbutt