Deceleration of molecules in a supersonic beam by the optical field in a   low-finesse cavity
  We study the dynamics of a supersonic molecular beam in a low-finesse optical cavity and demonstrate that most molecules in the beam can be decelerated to zero central velocity by the intracavity optical field in a process analogous to electrostatic Stark deceleration. We show that the rapid switching of the optical field for slowing the molecules is automatically generated by the cavity-induced dynamics. We further show that $\sim1\%$ of the molecules can be optically trapped at a few millikelvin in the same cavity. 
Zhihao Lan, Yongkai Zhao, Peter F. Barker and Weiping Lu
physics.atom-ph physics.atm-clus quant-ph