In 2010, a team at Yale successfully laser-cooled a diatomic molecule. In 2016, a group at MPQ successfully cooled formaldehyde to via optoelectric Sisyphus cooling. In 2022, a group at Harvard successfully laser cooled and trapped CaOH to in a magneto-optical trap.
In 2010 a team at Yale successfully laser-cooled a diatomic molecule. In 2016, a group at MPQ successfully cooled formaldehyde to via optoelectric Sisyphus cooling. In 2022 a group at Harvard successfully laser cooled and trapped CaOH to in a magneto-optical trap