Trapping polar molecules with a charged wire
- 20 November 1996
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Europhysics Letters
- Vol. 36 (6) , 407-412
- https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1996-00243-1
Abstract
We consider the interaction of a small polar molecule with the electric field produced by a charged wire. We conjecture that such molecules, if rotationally cold, can perform stable orbital motion around the wire. Experimental conditions to realize such wire traps are considered.Keywords
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