Collisions between cold molecules are essential for studying fundamental aspects of
quantum chemistry, and may enable the formation of quantum degenerate molecular matter …

The prospect of studying state-to-state chemical reaction dynamics, with full control over all
of the reaction parameters, is becoming a reality for a small number of systems. Thanks to …

The extension of laser cooling and trapping techniques from atoms to molecules is currently
the subject of intense and growing interest. Molecular laser cooling and trapping offers a …

We present a robust, continuous molecular decelerator that employs high magnetic fields
and few optical pumping steps. CaOH molecules are slowed, accumulating at low velocities …

Ultracold molecules represent a fascinating research frontier in physics and chemistry, but it
has proven challenging to prepare dense samples at low velocities. Here, we present a …

A study of the intensity-borrowing mechanisms important to optical cycling transitions in
laser-coolable polyatomic molecules arising from non-adiabatic coupling, contributions …

Trapping ultracold molecules in conservative traps is essential for multiple applications,
including quantum-state-controlled chemistry, quantum simulations and quantum …

We demonstrate simultaneous deceleration and trapping of a cold atomic and molecular
mixture. This is the first step towards studies of cold atom-molecule collisions at low …

We study the internal state dynamics of optically trapped polyatomic molecules subject to
room-temperature blackbody radiation. Using rate equations that account for radiative decay …

In the past two decades, the revolutionary technologies of creating cold and ultracold
molecules have provided cutting-edge experiments for studying the fundamental …