title: Polyatomic Candidates for Cooling of Molecules with Lasers from Simple Theoretical Concepts.
abstract: A rational approach to identify polyatomic molecules that appear to be promising candidates for direct Doppler cooling with lasers is outlined. First-principles calculations for equilibrium structures and Franck-Condon factors of selected representatives with different point-group symmetries (including the chiral nonsymmetric C1) have been performed and a high potential for laser cooling of these molecules is indicated.
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str 4, Marburg 35032, Germany.
authors.forename: Timur A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Isaev
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str 4, Marburg 35032, Germany.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berger