title: Submillikelvin Dipolar Molecules in a Radio-Frequency Magneto-Optical Trap.
abstract: We demonstrate a scheme for magneto-optically trapping strontium monofluoride (SrF) molecules at temperatures one order of magnitude lower and phase space densities 3 orders of magnitude higher than obtained previously with laser-cooled molecules. In our trap, optical dark states are destabilized by rapidly and synchronously reversing the trapping laser polarizations and the applied magnetic field gradient. The number of molecules and trap lifetime are also significantly improved from previous work by loading the trap with high laser power and then reducing the power for long-term trapping. With this procedure, temperatures as low as 400  μK are achieved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208120, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Norrgard
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208120, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: McCarron
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208120, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Steinecker
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cold Matter, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Tarbutt
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208120, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DeMille