%0 Generic %1 bruzewicz2013continuous %A Bruzewicz, C. D. %A Gustavsson, Mattias %A Shimasaki, Toshihiko %A DeMille, D. %D 2013 %K rbcs %R 10.1088/1367-2630/16/2/023018 %T Continuous Formation of Vibronic Ground State RbCs Molecules via Photoassociation %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1308.2613 %X We demonstrate the direct formation of vibronic ground state RbCs molecules by photoassociation of ultracold atoms followed by radiative stabilization. The photoassociation proceeds through deeply-bound levels of the (2)^3\Pi_0^+ state. From analysis of the relevant free-to-bound and bound-to-bound Franck-Condon factors, we have predicted and experimentally verified a set of photoassociation resonances that lead to efficient creation of molecules in the v=0 vibrational level of the X^1\Sigma^+ electronic ground state. We also compare the observed and calculated laser intensity required to saturate the photoassociation rate. We discuss the prospects for using short-range photoassociation to create and accumulate samples of ultracold polar molecules in their rovibronic ground state.

@misc{bruzewicz2013continuous, abstract = {We demonstrate the direct formation of vibronic ground state RbCs molecules by photoassociation of ultracold atoms followed by radiative stabilization. The photoassociation proceeds through deeply-bound levels of the (2)^{3}\Pi_{0^{+}} state. From analysis of the relevant free-to-bound and bound-to-bound Franck-Condon factors, we have predicted and experimentally verified a set of photoassociation resonances that lead to efficient creation of molecules in the v=0 vibrational level of the X^{1}\Sigma^{+} electronic ground state. We also compare the observed and calculated laser intensity required to saturate the photoassociation rate. We discuss the prospects for using short-range photoassociation to create and accumulate samples of ultracold polar molecules in their rovibronic ground state.}, added-at = {2017-03-05T14:03:18.000+0100}, author = {Bruzewicz, C. D. and Gustavsson, Mattias and Shimasaki, Toshihiko and DeMille, D.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/258efb72c22ef3eac4accf74943573901/jaladreips}, description = {Continuous Formation of Vibronic Ground State RbCs Molecules via Photoassociation}, doi = {10.1088/1367-2630/16/2/023018}, interhash = {5f4176cb0a59c1035413ad1ef43a7183}, intrahash = {58efb72c22ef3eac4accf74943573901}, keywords = {rbcs}, note = {cite arxiv:1308.2613Comment: 15 pages, 7 figures}, timestamp = {2017-03-05T14:03:18.000+0100}, title = {Continuous Formation of Vibronic Ground State RbCs Molecules via Photoassociation}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1308.2613}, year = 2013 }