Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
2011-02-14
J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 44 (2011) 095201
Physics
Atomic Physics
14 pages,9 figures
Scientific paper
We study the effects of a static electric field on the photoassociation of a heteronuclear atom-pair into a polar molecule. The interaction of permanent dipole moment with a static electric field largely affects the ground state continuum wave function of the atom-pair at short separations where photoassociation transitions occur according to Franck-Condon principle. Electric field induced anisotropic interaction between two heteronuclear ground state atoms leads to scattering resonances at some specific electric fields. Near such resonances the amplitude of scattering wave function at short separation increases by several orders of magnitude. As a result, photoaasociation rate is enhanced by several orders of magnitude near the resonances. We discuss in detail electric field modified atom-atom scattering properties and resonances. We calculate photoassociation rate that shows giant enhancement due to electric field tunable anisotropic resonances. We present selected results among which particularly important are the excitations of higher rotational levels in ultracold photoassociation due to electric field tunable resonances.
Chakraborty Debashree
Deb Bimalendu
Hazra Jisha
No associations
LandOfFree
Resonant enhancement of ultracold photoassociation rate by electric field induced anisotropic interaction does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Resonant enhancement of ultracold photoassociation rate by electric field induced anisotropic interaction, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Resonant enhancement of ultracold photoassociation rate by electric field induced anisotropic interaction will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-215191