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Frontiers in Optics

Photoassociation spectroscopy of the A1Σ – b3Π complex in ultracold polar NaCs molecules

Marek Haruza, Patrick Zabawa, Amy Wakim, N. P. Bigelow

Published Jan 1, 2012• 1 citation
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Abstract

We present our investigation of photoassociation channels associated with the A1Σ and b3Π electronic states of NaCs including hyperfine structure of high lying levels. We calculate dispersion coefficients and determine a new b3ΠΩ=2 PEC.
DOI
10.1364/ls.2012.ltu4i.2

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