%0 Generic %1 gabbanini2011formation %A Gabbanini, C. %A Dulieu, O. %D 2011 %K rbcs %R 10.1039/c1cp21497g %T Formation of ultracold metastable RbCs molecules by short-range photoassociation %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1107.0547 %X Ultracold metastable RbCs molecules are observed in a double species MOT through photoassociation near the Rb(5S$_1/2$)+Cs(6P$_3/2$) dissociation limit followed by radiative stabilization. The molecules are formed in their lowest triplet electronic state and are detected by resonant enhanced two-photon ionization through the previously unobserved $(3)^3\Pi łeftarrow a^3\Sigma^+$ band. The large rotational structure of the observed photoassociation lines is assigned to the lowest vibrational levels of the $0^+,0^-$ excited states correlated to the Rb(5P$_1/2$)+Cs(6S$_1/2$) dissociation limit. This demonstrates the possibility to induce direct photoassociation in heteronuclear alkali-metal molecules at short internuclear distance, as pointed out in J. Deiglmayr et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 13304 (2008).

@misc{gabbanini2011formation, abstract = {Ultracold metastable RbCs molecules are observed in a double species MOT through photoassociation near the Rb(5S$_{1/2}$)+Cs(6P$_{3/2}$) dissociation limit followed by radiative stabilization. The molecules are formed in their lowest triplet electronic state and are detected by resonant enhanced two-photon ionization through the previously unobserved $(3)^{3}\Pi \leftarrow a^{3}\Sigma^{+}$ band. The large rotational structure of the observed photoassociation lines is assigned to the lowest vibrational levels of the $0^+,0^-$ excited states correlated to the Rb(5P$_{1/2}$)+Cs(6S$_{1/2}$) dissociation limit. This demonstrates the possibility to induce direct photoassociation in heteronuclear alkali-metal molecules at short internuclear distance, as pointed out in [J. Deiglmayr \textit{et al.}, Phys. Rev. Lett. \textbf{101}, 13304 (2008)].}, added-at = {2017-03-05T14:04:23.000+0100}, author = {Gabbanini, C. and Dulieu, O.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a95a3a51b347eb1a036657b29900484a/jaladreips}, description = {Formation of ultracold metastable RbCs molecules by short-range photoassociation}, doi = {10.1039/c1cp21497g}, interhash = {236d0fa1de19aa1b0b22c24269a824ac}, intrahash = {a95a3a51b347eb1a036657b29900484a}, keywords = {rbcs}, note = {cite arxiv:1107.0547}, timestamp = {2017-03-05T14:04:23.000+0100}, title = {Formation of ultracold metastable RbCs molecules by short-range photoassociation}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1107.0547}, year = 2011 }