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超冷RbCs分子的光缔合形成

Formation of ultracold RbCs molecules by photoassociation

N. Bouloufa-Maafa, M. Aymar, O. Dulieu, C. Gabbanini

摘要:

在双组分磁光阱中,通过低于^85 Rb(5S_1/2)+^133 Cs(6P_3/2)解离极限的光缔合作用以及随后的自发发射,观察到超冷亚稳RbCs分子的形成。通过共振增强双光子电离检测分子。使用精确的量子化学计算的势能曲线和跃迁偶极矩,我们解释所观察到的光缔合过程发生在短的核间距,与大多数以前的冷原子光缔合研究。光缔合激发的振动能级属于与Rb(5P_1/2,3/2)+Cs(6S_1/2)解离极限相关的第5个0^+或第4个0^-电子态。所产生的分子的振动分布的计算表明,它们是稳定在最低三重态的深束缚振动态。我们还预测,一个显着的分数的分子是在最低水平的电子基态。

英文摘要:

The formation of ultracold metastable RbCs molecules is observed in a double species magneto-optical trap through photoassociation below the ^85Rb(5S_1/2)+^133Cs(6P_3/2) dissociation limit followed by spontaneous emission. The molecules are detected by resonance enhanced two-photon ionization. Using accurate quantum chemistry calculations of the potential energy curves and transition dipole moment, we interpret the observed photoassociation process as occurring at short internuclear distance, in contrast with most previous cold atom photoassociation studies. The vibrational levels excited by photoassociation belong to the 5th 0^+ or the 4th 0^- electronic states correlated to the Rb(5P_1/2,3/2)+Cs(6S_1/2) dissociation limit. The computed vibrational distribution of the produced molecules shows that they are stabilized in deeply bound vibrational states of the lowest triplet state. We also predict that a noticeable fraction of molecules is produced in the lowest level of the electronic ground state.

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