This research project will explore several novel and high-risk techniques for cooling, trapping, and manipulation of molecules.  We aim to deliver a record number of cold trapped molecules, N > 10^6, advancing nearly all related applications. Furthermore, the project aims to demonstrate the first laser-cooled molecule fountain. A molecule fountain allows cold molecules to reach maximum precision as sensors, free from perturbative effects of trapping fields. A molecule fountain is an enabling technology for sensitive measurements ranging from tests of fundamental symmetries of nature [1,2] to quantum blackbody thermometry [3].

[1] E. B. Norrgard, D. S. Barker, S. P. Eckel, J. A. Fedchak, N. Klimov, and J. Scherschligt, Nuclear-Spin Dependent Parity Violation in Optically Trapped Polyatomic Molecules, Commun. Phys. 2, 77, (2019).

[2]  Y. Hao, P. Navrátil, E. B. Norrgard, M. Iliaš, E. Eliav, R. G. E. Timmermans, V. V. Flambaum ,and A. Borschevsky. Nuclear spin-dependent parity-violating effects in light polyatomic molecules. Phys. Rev. A 102, 052828 (2020).

[3] E. B. Norrgard, S. P. Eckel, C. L. Holloway, and E. L. Shirley, Quantum Blackbody Thermometry. New Journal of Physics 23 033037 (2021).