Abstract
Ultracold molecules can be formed from ultracold atoms by photoassociation
involving a spontaneous emission process, resulting in a number of final
states. Here, we propose to use coupling to an optical cavity with high
cooperativity to selectively enhance the creation of a certain final state.
During this process, a photon will be emitted into the cavity mode which can be
detected. We discuss the efficiency and the dynamics of cavity-assisted
molecule formation in the frame of realistic parameters that can be achieved in
current ultracold-atom setups. In particular, we consider the production of
Rb$_2$ molecules in the $a^3\Sigma_u$ ground state. Moreover, when working with
more than two atoms in the cavity, collective enhancement effects in chemistry
should be observable.
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