Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
2005-06-30
Physics
Atomic Physics
7 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.72.032502
We report on the state-selective detection of near-dissociation ultracold KRb molecules in the ground $X^1\Sigma^+$ state and the metastable $a^3\Sigma^+$ state. The molecules are produced by photoassociation of ultracold atoms followed by radiative decay into high vibrational levels of the $X$ and $a$ states. Detection utilizes resonance-enhanced one-color two-photon ionization, followed by time-of-flight mass spectroscopy. Scanning the detection laser frequency over the range 582-625 nm, we observe transitions from the $v''$=86-92 levels of the $X$ state, which are bound by up to 30 cm$^{-1}$, and the $v''$=17-23 levels of the $a$ state, which are also bound by up to 30 cm$^{-1}$. The measured vibrational spacings are in excellent agreement with those previously measured and those calculated from the relevant potential curves. Relative vibrational populations are also consistent with Franck-Condon factors for decay from the photoassociated levels.
Eyler Edward E.
Gould Phillip L.
Stwalley William C.
Wang Dongming
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