@article {ISI:000234334900011, title = {Microwave Stark decelerator for polar molecules}, journal = {PHYSICAL REVIEW A}, volume = {72}, number = {6}, year = {2005}, month = {DEC}, pages = {061403}, abstract = {We propose a method to decelerate polar molecules from a beam using a microwave field. A moving standing wave of a microwave electric field causes an ac Stark shift to polar molecules and decelerates them. The method is applicable to polar molecules in rotational ground states and can be used to directly load a microwave trap. Numerical simulations are presented indicating large phase-space acceptance volume.}, issn = {1050-2947}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevA.72.061403}, author = {Enomoto, K and Momose, T} }