arXiv:1802.01797 · Physical Review A

Continuous production of rovibronic-ground-state RbCs molecules via short-range photoassociation to the bΠ13–cΣ1+3–BΠ11 states

Toshihiko Shimasaki, Jin‐Tae Kim, Yuqi Zhu, David P. DeMille

Published Oct 16, 2018• 10 citations

Abstract

Rovibronic levels of the mixed ${b}^{3}\phantom{\rule{0}{0ex}}{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Pi}}}_{1}$-${c}^{3}\phantom{\rule{0}{0ex}}{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Sigma}}}_{1}^{+}$-${B}^{1}\phantom{\rule{0}{0ex}}{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Pi}}}_{1}$ states of RbCs molecules are experimentally investigated with photoassociation, where the strong singlet-triplet mixing in the states facilitates a rate of ${10}^{4}$ s${}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ for producing rovibronic-ground-state molecules.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.98.043423

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arXiv:1802.01797 · Physical Review A

Continuous production of rovibronic-ground-state RbCs molecules via short-range photoassociation to the bΠ13–cΣ1+3–BΠ11 states

Toshihiko Shimasaki, Jin‐Tae Kim, Yuqi Zhu, David P. DeMille

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Abstract

Rovibronic levels of the mixed

{b}^{3}\phantom{\rule{0}{0ex}}{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Pi}}}_{1}

{c}^{3}\phantom{\rule{0}{0ex}}{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Sigma}}}_{1}^{+}

{B}^{1}\phantom{\rule{0}{0ex}}{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Pi}}}_{1}

states of RbCs molecules are experimentally investigated with photoassociation, where the strong singlet-triplet mixing in the states facilitates a rate of

{10}^{4}

{}^{\ensuremath{-}1}

for producing rovibronic-ground-state molecules.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.98.043423

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Rovibronic levels of the mixed

{b}^{3}\phantom{\rule{0}{0ex}}{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Pi}}}_{1}

{c}^{3}\phantom{\rule{0}{0ex}}{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Sigma}}}_{1}^{+}

{B}^{1}\phantom{\rule{0}{0ex}}{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Pi}}}_{1}

states of RbCs molecules are experimentally investigated with photoassociation, where the strong singlet-triplet mixing in the states facilitates a rate of

{10}^{4}

{}^{\ensuremath{-}1}

for producing rovibronic-ground-state molecules.

Continuous Production of Rovibronic Ground State RbCs Molecules via Short-Range Photoassociation to the $B^{\mathrm{1}}\Pi $,

c^{\mathrm{3}}\Sigma^{\mathrm{+}}

, and $b^{\mathrm{3}}\Pi $ states

33%

branching into the

J=0

rotational level. The experimental simplicity of our scheme opens up the possibility of easier access to the study and manipulation of ultracold heteronuclear molecules in the rovibronic ground state.