Molecular ion trap-depletion spectroscopy of BaCl$^+$

Details Molecular ion trap-depletion spectroscopy of BaCl$^+$ Molecular ion trap-depletion spectroscopy of BaCl$^+$

2011-01-22

arxiv.org/abs/1101.4259v1

Physics

Atomic Physics

5 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

We demonstrate a simple technique for molecular ion spectroscopy. BaCl$^+$ molecular ions are trapped in a linear Paul trap in the presence of a room-temperature He buffer gas and photodissociated by driving an electronic transition from the ground X$^1\Sigma^+$ state to the repulsive wall of the A$^1\Pi$ state. The photodissociation spectrum is recorded by monitoring the induced trap loss of BaCl$^+$ ions as a function of excitation wavelength. Accurate molecular potentials and spectroscopic constants are determined. Comparison of the theoretical photodissociation cross-sections with the measurement shows excellent agreement. This study represents the first spectroscopic data for BaCl$^+$ and an important step towards the production of ultracold ground-state molecular ions.

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