Publications by year

2023

• • • Towards improved loading, cooling, and trapping of molecules in magneto-optical traps
      T. K. Langin and D. DeMille. 
      New J. Phys. 25 040035 (2023)
    • Using parity-nonconserving spin-spin coupling to measure the Tl nuclear anapole in a TlF molecular beamJ. W. Blanchard, D. Budker, D. DeMille, M. G. Kozlov, and L. V. Skripnikov.
      Phys. Rev. Research 5, 013191 (2023)
    • High-sensitivity low-noise photodetector using a large-area silicon photomultiplier.
      T. Masuda, A. Hiramoto, D. G. Ang, C. Meisenhelder, C. D. Panda, N. Sasao, S. Uetake, X. Wu, D. DeMille, J. M. Doyle, G. Gabrielse, and K. Yoshimura
      Opt.  Express  31,  1943-1957  (2023)

2022

• • • Electrostatic focusing of cold and heavy molecules for the ACME electron EDM Search.
      X. Wu, P. Hu, Z. Han, D. G. Ang, C. Meisenhelder, G. Gabrielse, D. DeMille, J. M. Doyle, and D. DeMille.
      New J. Phys. 24 073043 (2022)

    • Measurement of the H³Δ₁ Radiative Lifetime ThO.
      D. G. Ang, C. Meisenhelder, C. D. Panda, X. Wu, D. DeMille, J. M. Doyle, and G. Gabrielse.
      

      Phys. Rev. A 106, 022808 (2022) 

2021

• • • Theoretical Aspects of Radium-Containing Molecules Amenable to Assembly from Laser-Cooled Atoms for New Physics Searches
      T. Fleig and D. DeMille.
      New J. Phys. 23, 113039 (2021)

    • Polarization Enhanced Deep Optical Dipole Trapping of Λ-cooled Polar Molecules
      T. K. Langin, V. Jorapur, Y. Zhu, Q. Wang, and D. DeMille
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 163201 (2021)

    • Suppression of the optical crosstalk in a multi-channel silicon photomultiplier array
      T. Masuda, D. G. Ang, N. R. Hutzler, C. Meisenhelder, N. Sasao, S. Uetake, X. Wu, D. DeMille, G. Gabrielse, J. M. Doyle, and K. Yoshimura.
      Opt. Express 29, 16914-16926 (2021).

    • Frequency-doubled Nd:YAG MOPA laser system with programmable rectangular pulses up to 200 microseconds
      M. Beyer, J. C. Roth, E. Edwards, and D. DeMille.
      Opt. Express 29, 20370-20378 (2021)

    • CeNTREX: A new search for time-reversal symmetry violation in the ²⁰⁵Tl nucleus.
      O. Grasdijk, O. Timgren, J. Kastelic, T. H. Wright, S. Lamoreaux, D. DeMille, K. Wenz, M. Aitken, T. Zelevinsky, T. Winick, and D. Kawall.
      Quantum Sci. Technol. 6 044007 (2021)

2020

• The metastable Q ³Δ₂ state of ThO: A new resource for the ACME electron EDM search.
  X. Wu, Z. Han, J. Chow, D.G. Ang, C. Meisenhelder, C.D. Panda, E.P. West, G. Gabrielse, J.M. Doyle, and D. DeMille.
  New J. Phys 22, 023013 (2020)
• Measurement of the Molecular Dipole Moment and the Hyperfine and Omega Doublet Splittings of the B ³Π₁ state of Thallium Fluoride.
  N. B. Clayburn, T. H. Wright, E. B. Norrgard, D. DeMille, and L. R. Hunter.
  Phys. Rev. A 102, 052802 (2020)
• Searches for new sources of CP violation using molecules as quantum sensors.
  N.R. Hutzler, A Borschevsky, D. Budker, D. DeMille, V.V. Flambaum, G. Gabrielse, R.F. Ruiz, A.M. Jayich, L.A. Orozco, M. Ramsey-Musolf, M. Reece, M.S. Safronova, J.T. Singh, M.R. Tarbutt, and T. Zelevinsky.
  arXiv:2010.08709 (2020)

2019

• • • Attaining the shot-noise-limit in the ACME measurement of the electron electric dipole moment.
      C.D. Panda, C. Meisenhelder, M. Verma, D.G. Ang, J. Chow, Z. Lasner, X. Wu, D.P. DeMille, J.M. Doyle, and G. Gabrielse.
      J. Phys. B 52, 235003 (2019)
    • Searches for new, massive particles with AMO experiments.
      D. DeMille.
      In Current Trends in Atomic Physics: Lecture Notes of the Les Houches Summer School, vol. 106, ed. A. Browaeys, C. Adams, J. Porto, T. Lehaye, and L. Cugliandolo (Oxford Univ. Press), 2019
    • Injection-locking of a fiber-pigtailed laser to an external cavity diode laser via fiber optic circulator.
      T. Shimasaki, E.R. Edwards, and D. DeMille.
      Rev. Sci. Instrum. 90, 056102 (2019)

2018

• • • Improved limit on the electric dipole moment of the electron. 
      ACME Collaboration (V. Andreev, D. G. Ang, D. DeMille, J. M. Doyle, G. Gabrielse, J. Haefner, N. R. Hutzler, Z. Lasner, C. Meisenhelder, B. R. O’Leary, C. D. Panda, A. D. West, E. P. West, and X. Wu).
      Nature 562, 355 (2018)
    • Statistical sensitivity of phase measurements via laser-induced fluorescence with optical cycling detection.
      Z. Lasner and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. A 98, 053823 (2018)
    • Continuous production of rovibronic-ground-state RbCs molecules via short-range photoassociation to the b³Π₁—c³Σ⁺₁—B¹Π₁ states.
      T. Shimasaki, J.-T. Kim, Y. Zhu, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. A 98, 043423 (2018)
    • Demonstration of a Sensitive Method to Measure Nuclear Spin Dependent Parity Violation. 
      E. Altuntas, J. Ammon, S. B. Cahn, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 142501 (2018)
    • Measuring Nuclear Spin Dependent Parity Violation With Molecules: Experimental Methods and Analysis of Systematic Errors. 
      E. Altuntas, J. Ammon, S. B. Cahn, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. A 97, 042101 (2018)
    • Magnetic Trapping of an Ultracold Gas of Polar Molecules. 
      D. J. McCarron, M. H. Steinecker, Y. Zhu, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 013202 (2018)
    • Search for New Physics with Atoms and Molecules.
      M. S. Safronova, D. Budker, D. DeMille, D. F. Jackson Kimball, A. Derevianko, and C. W. Clark.
      Rev. Mod. Phys. 90, 025008 (2018)

2017

• • • Methods, Analysis, and the Treatment of Systematic Errors for the Electron Electric Dipole Moment Search in Thorium Monoxide.
      J. Baron, W.C. Campbell, D. DeMille, J.M. Doyle, G. Gabrielse, Y.V. Gurevich, P.W. Hess, N.R. Hutzler, E. Kirilov, I. Kozyryev, B.R. O’Leary, C.D. Panda, M.F. Parsons, B. Spaun, A.C. Vutha, A.D. West, and E.P. West (ACME Collaboration).
      New J. Phys. 19, 073029 (2017)
    • Hyperfine structure of the B ³Π₁ state and predictions of optical cycling behavior in the X→B transition of TlF.
      E. B. Norrgard, E. R. Edwards, D. J. McCarron, M. H. Steinecker, D. DeMille, Shah Saad Alam, S. K. Peck, N. S. Wadia, and L. R. Hunter.
      Phys. Rev. A 95, 062506 (2017)​
    • Probing the frontiers of particle physics with tabletop-scale experiments.
      D. DeMille, J. M. Doyle, and A. O. Sushkov.
      Science 357, 990 (2017)

2016

• • • Stimulated Raman adiabatic passage preparation of a coherent superposition of ThO H ³Δ₁ states for an improved electron electric-dipole-moment measurement.
      C. D. Panda, B. R. O’Leary, A. D. West, J. Baron, P. W. Hess, C. Hoffman, E. Kirilov, C. B. Overstreet, E. P. West, D. DeMille, J. M. Doyle, and G. Gabrielse.
      Phys. Rev. A 93, 052110 (2016)
    • Production of RbCs Molecules in the Rovibronic Ground State via Short-Range Photoassociation to the 2 ¹Π₁, 2 ³Π₁, and 3 ³Σ₁+ States.
      T. Shimasaki, Jin-Tae Kim, and D. DeMille.
      ChemPhysChem 17 (22), 3677–3682 (2016)
    • Improved Radio-Frequency Magneto-Optical Trap of SrF Molecules.
      M. H. Steinecker, D. J. McCarron, Y. Zhu, and D. DeMille.
      ChemPhysChem 17 (22), 3664–3669 (2016)
    • Submillikelvin Dipolar Molecules in a Radio-Frequency Magneto-Optical Trap.
      E. B. Norrgard, D. J. McCarron, M. H. Steinecker, M. R. Tarbutt, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 063004 (2016)
    • In-vacuum scattered light reduction with black cupric oxide surfaces for sensitive fluorescence detection.
      E. B. Norrgard, N. Sitaraman, J. F. Barry, D. J. McCarron, M. H. Steinecker, and D. DeMille.
      Review of Scientific Instruments 87, 053119 (2016)

2015

• • • Characterization of the I (|Ω|=1) – X ¹Σ⁺ (0,0) band of thorium oxide.
      D. L. Kokkin, T. C. Steimle, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. A 91, 042508 (2015)
    • Production of rovibronic-ground-state RbCs molecules via two-photon-cascade decay.
      T. Shimasaki, M. Bellos, C. D. Bruzewicz, Z. Lasner, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. A 91, 021401 (2015)
    • Improved magneto–optical trapping of a diatomic molecule.
      D. J. McCarron, E. B. Norrgard, M. H. Steinecker and D. DeMille.
      New J. Phys. 17, 035014 (2015)
    • Diatomic molecules, a window onto fundamental physics.
      D. DeMille.
      Physics Today 68, 12, 34 (2015)

2014

• • • Branching ratios and radiative lifetimes of the U, L, and I states of thorium oxide.
      D. L. Kokkin, T. C. Steimle, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. A 90, 062503 (2014)
    • Zeeman interaction in ThO H ³Δ₁ for the electron EDM search.
      A.N. Petrov, L.V. Skripnikov, A.V. Titov, N.R. Hutzler, P.W. Hess, B.R. O’Leary, B. Spaun, D. DeMille, G. Gabrielse, and J.M. Doyle.
      Phys. Rev. A 89, 062505 (2014)
    • Order of Magnitude Smaller Limit on the Electric Dipole Moment of the Electron.
      The ACME Collaboration, J. Baron et al.
      Science 343, 269 (2014)
    • Continuous formation of vibronic ground state RbCs molecules via photoassociation.
      C. D. Bruzewicz, M. Gustavsson, T. Shimasaki, and D DeMille.
      New J. Phys. 16, 023018 (2014)
    • Magneto-optical trapping of a diatomic molecule.
      J. F. Barry, D. J. McCarron, E. B. Norrgard, M. H. Steinecker, and D. DeMille.
      Nature 512, 286 (2014)
    • Zeeman-Tuned Rotational Level-Crossing Spectroscopy in a Diatomic Free Radical.
      S. B. Cahn, J. Ammon, E. Kirilov, Y. V. Gurevich, D. Murphree, R. Paolino, D. A. Rahmlow, M. G. Kozlov, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 163002 (2014)
    • Time-Reversal Symmetry Violation in Molecules Induced by Nuclear Magnetic Quadrupole Moments.
      V. V. Flambaum, D. DeMille, and M. G. Kozlov.
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 103003 (2014)

2013

• • • Shot-noise-limited spin measurements in a pulsed molecular beam.
      E. Kirilov, W. C. Campbell, J. M. Doyle, G. Gabrielse, Y. V. Gurevich, P. W. Hess, N. R. Hutzler, B. R. O’Leary, E. Petrik, B. Spaun, A. C. Vutha, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. A 88, 013844 (2013)
    • Search for the electron electric dipole moment using Ω-doublet levels in PbO.
      S. Eckel, P. Hamilton, E. Kirilov, H. W. Smith, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. A 87, 052130 (2013)
    • On the transverse confinement of radiatively slowed molecular beams.
      D. DeMille, J. F. Barry, E. R. Edwards, E. B. Norrgard, and M. H. Steinecker.
      Molecular Phys. 111, 1805 (2013)
    • Optical spectroscopy of an atomic nucleus: Progress toward direct observation of the ²²⁹Th isomer transition.
      M. P. Hehlen, R. R. Greco, W. G. Rellergert, S. T. Sullivan, D. DeMille, R. A. Jackson, E. R. Hudson, and J. R. Torgerson.
      J. of Luminescence, 133, 91 (2013)

2012

• • • Prospects for laser cooling TlF.
      L. R. Hunter, S. K. Peck, A. S. Greenspon, S. Saad Alam, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. A 85, 012511 (2012)
    • Low-temperature physics: A chilling effect for molecules.
      J.F. Barry and D. DeMille.
      Nature 491, 539 (2012)
    • Laser radiation pressure slowing of a molecular beam.
      J. F. Barry, E. S. Shuman, E. B. Norrgard, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 103002 (2012)
    • A low-cost, FPGA-based servo controller with lock-in amplifier.
      G. Yang, J. F. Barry, E. S. Shuman, M. H. Steinecker and D. DeMille.
      JINST 7 (10), P10026 (2012)
    • Detailed spectroscopy of the Cs₂ a³Σu+ state and implications for measurements sensitive to variation of the electron-proton mass ratio.
      S. Sainis, J. Sage, E. Tiesinga, S. Kotochigova, T. Bergeman, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. A 86, 022513 (2012)

2011

• • • Magnetic and electric dipole moments of the H ³Δ1 state in ThO.
      A. C. Vutha, B. Spaun, Y. V. Gurevich, N. R. Hutzler, E. Kirilov, J. M. Doyle, G. Gabrielse, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. A 84, 034502 (2011)
    • A cryogenic beam of refractory, chemically reactive molecules with expansion cooling.
      N. R. Hutzler, M. F. Parsons, Y. V. Gurevich, P. W. Hess, E. Petrik, B. Spaun, A. C. Vutha, D. DeMille, G. Gabrielse, and J. M. Doyle.
      Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 13, 18976-18985 (2011)
    • Molecular-beam optical Stark and Zeeman study of the A ²Π–X ²Σ+ (0,0) band system of BaF.
      T. C. Steimle, S. Frey, A. Le, D. DeMille, D. A. Rahmlow, and C. Linton.
      Phys. Rev. A 84, 012508 (2011)
    • A bright, slow cryogenic molecular beam source for free radicals.
      J. F. Barry, E. S. Shuman, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 13, 18936-18947 (2011)
    • Cavity QED in a molecular ion trap.
      D. I. Schuster, Lev S. Bishop, I. L. Chuang, D. DeMille, and R. J. Schoelkopf.
      Phys. Rev. A 83, 012311 (2011)

2010

• • • Search for the electric dipole moment of the electron with thorium monoxide.
      A. C. Vutha, W. C. Campbell, Y. V. Gurevich, N. R. Hutzler, M. Parsons, D. Patterson, E. Petrik, B. Spaun, J. M. Doyle, G. Gabrielse, and D. DeMille.
      J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 43, 074007 (2010)
    • Laser cooling of a diatomic molecule.
      E. S. Shuman, J.F. Barry, and D. DeMille.
      Nature 467, 820–823 (14 October 2010)
    • Constraining the Evolution of the Fundamental Constants with a Solid-State Optical Frequency Reference Based on the ²²⁹Th Nucleus.
      W. G. Rellergert, D. DeMille, R. R. Greco, M. P. Hehlen, J. R. Torgerson, and E. R. Hudson
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 200802 (2010)
    • Progress towards fabrication of ²²⁹Th-doped high energy band-gap crystals for use as a solid-state optical frequency reference.
      W. G. Rellergert, S. T. Sullivan, D. DeMille, R. R. Greco, M. P. Hehlen, R. A. Jackson, J. R. Torgerson and E. R Hudson.
      IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 15 012005 (2010)

2009

• • • Preparation and detection of states with simultaneous spin alignment and molecular orientation in PbO.
      S. Bickman, P. Hamilton, Y. Jiang, D. DeMille.
      Phys Rev. A 80, 023418 (2009)
    • Radiative force from optical cycling on a diatomic molecule.
      E. S. Shuman, J. F. Barry, D. R. Glenn, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 223001 (2009)
    • Quantum Information Processing with Ultracold Polar Molecules.
      R. Côté, S. Yelin, and D. DeMille.
      in Cold Molecules: Theory, Experiment, Applications, edited by W. C. Stwalley, R. V. Krems, and B. Friedrich (CRC Press, 2009)
    • Cold and Ultracold Molecules: Science, Technology, and Applications.
      L. D. Carr, D. DeMille, R. V. Krems, and J. Ye.
      New J. Phys. 11, 055049 (2009)
    • Computer modelling of thorium doping in LiCaAlF₆ and LiSrAlF₆: application to the development of solid state optical frequency devices.
      R. A. Jackson, J. B. Amaral, M. E. G. Valerio, D. P. DeMille and E. R. Hudson.
      J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 21 325403 (2009)
    • Geometric phases without geometry.
      A. Vutha and D. DeMille.
      arXiv:0907.5116

2008

• • • Inelastic Collisions of Ultracold Heteronuclear Molecules in an Optical Trap.
      E. R. Hudson, N. B. Gilfoy, S. Kotochigova, J. M. Sage, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 203201 (2008)
    • Using Molecules to Measure Nuclear Spin-Dependent Parity Violation.
      D. DeMille, S. B. Cahn, D. Murphree, D. A. Rahmlow, and M. G. Kozlov.
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 023003 (2008)
    • Ultracold molecules: The coldest polar region.
      D. DeMille and E. R. Hudson.
      Nature Physics 4, 911 – 912 (2008)
    • Flavor physics of leptons and dipole moments.
      M. Raidal et al.
      Eur. Phys. J. C 57, 13 (2008)
    • Enhanced sensitivity to variation of m_e/m_p in molecular spectra.
      D. DeMille, S. Sainis, J. Sage, T. Bergeman, S. Kotochigova, and E. Tiesinga.
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 043202 (2008)

2007

• • • Measurement method for the nuclear anapole moment of laser trapped alkali atoms.
      E. Gomez, S. Aubin, G. D. Sprouse, L. A. Orozco, D. P. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. A 75, 033418 (2007)

2006

• • • P,T-parity violation effects in polar heavy-atom molecules. 
      A. V. Titov, N. S. Mosyagin, A. N. Petrov, T. A. Isaev, and D. DeMille.
      Recent Advances in the Theory of Chemical and Physical Systems, Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics, Volume 15, II, 253-283 (2006)
    • Hybrid quantum processors: molecular ensembles as quantum memory for solid state CQED.
      P. Rabl, D. DeMille, J.M. Doyle, M.D. Lukin, R.J. Schoelkopf, and P. Zoller.
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 033003 (2006)
    • Polar molecules near superconducting resonators: a coherent, all-electrical atom-mesocopic interface.
      A. André, D. DeMille, J.M. Doyle, M.D. Lukin, S.E. Maxwell, P. Rabl, R.J. Schoelkopf, and P. Zoller.
      Nature Physics 2, 636 (2006)

2005

• • • Large-Area, Low-Noise, High Speed, Photodiode-Based Fluorescence Detectors with Fast Overdrive Recovery.
      S. Bickman and D. DeMille.
      Rev. Sci. Instrum. 76, 113101 (2005)
    • Stark-modulation spectroscopy of the B(1) [³Π] state of PbO.
      D. Kawall, Y. Gurevich, C. Cheung, S. Bickman, Y. Jiang, and D. DeMille.
      Phys Rev. A 72, 064501 (2005)
    • Configuration interaction calculation of hyperfine and P,T-odd constants on ²⁰⁷PbO excited states for electron electric-dipole-moment experiments.
      A. N. Petrov, A. V. Titov, T. A. Isaev, N. S. Mosyagin, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. A 72, 022505 (2005)
    • Optical production of ultracold polar molecules.
      J. Sage, S. Sainis, T. Bergeman, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 203001 (2005)
    • High-flux beam source for cold, slow atoms or molecules.
      S. E. Maxwell, N. Brahms, R. deCarvalho, J. Helton, S. V. Nguyen, D. Patterson, J. M. Doyle, D. R. Glenn, J. Petricka, and D. DeMille.
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 173201 (2005)

2004 and before

• Precision Zeeman-Stark spectroscopy of the metastable a(1) [³Σ+] state of PbO.
  D. Kawall, F. Bay, S. Bickman, Y. Jiang and D. DeMille.
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 133007 (2004)
• Prospects for production of ultracold X [¹Σ+] RbCs molecules.
  T. Bergeman, A. J. Kerman, J. Sage, S. Sainis and D. DeMille.
  Eur. Phys. J. D 31, 179 (2004)
• Production and State-Selective Detection of Ultracold RbCs Molecules.
  A. J. Kerman, J. M. Sage, S. Sainis, T. Bergeman, and D. DeMille.
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 153001 (2004)
• Production of ultracold, polar RbCs* molecules via photoassociation.
  A. J. Kerman, J. M. Sage, S. Sainis, T. Bergeman, and D. DeMille.
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 033004 (2004)
• Microwave traps for cold polar molecules.
  D. DeMille, D. R. Glenn, J. Petricka.
  Eur. Phys. J. D 31, 375 (2004)
• Enhancement of the electric dipole moment of the electron in PbO.
  M. Kozlov and D. DeMille.
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 133001 (2002)
• Detailed spectroscopy of the a(1) [³Σ+] state of PbO.
  L. R. Hunter, S. E. Maxwell, K. A. Ulmer, N. D. Charney, S. K. Peck, D. Krause, Jr., S. Ter-Avetisyan, and D. DeMille.
  Phys. Rev. A 65, 030501 (2002)
• Quantum computation with trapped polar molecules.
  D. DeMille.
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 067901 (2002)
• Search for the Electric Dipole Moment of the Electron Using Metastable PbO.
  D. DeMille, F. Bay, S. Bickman, D. Kawall, L. Hunter, D. Krause, Jr., S. Maxwell, and K. Ulmer.
  Art and Symmetry in Experimental Physics: Festschrift for Eugene Commins, ed. D. Budker, P. Bucksbaum, and S. Freedman, AIP Conf. Pub., 2001.
• Investigation of PbO as a system for measuring the electric dipole moment of the electron.
  D. DeMille, F. Bay, S. Bickman, D. Kawall, D. Krause, Jr., S. E. Maxwell, and L. R. Hunter.
  Phys. Rev. A 61, 052507 (2000)
• How We Know That Photons Are Bosons: Experimental Tests of Spin-Statistics for Photons.
  D. DeMille, D. Budker, N. Derr, and E. Deveney.
  Spin-Statistics Connection and Commutation Relations: Experimental Tests and Theoretical Implications, ed. R. Hilborn and G. Tino, AIP Conf. Pub. 545, 247 (2000).
• Search for exchange-antisymmetric two-photon states.
  D. DeMille, D. Budker, N. Derr, and E. Deveney.
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 83 (20), 3978 (1999)