Published November 22, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Blue Satellite Bands and Photoassociation Spectra of Ultracold Cesium

  • 1. Physics Department, Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland 21204 (United States)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Penn State University, Berks Reading, Pennsylvania 19610 (United States)
  • 3. Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs Connecticut, 06269 (United States)
  • 4. Institute of Physics, Zagreb, HR-10000 (Croatia)

Description

Atomic line self-broadening was observed in ultracold cesium. Using resonant ionization detection we were able to photoassociate atoms into excited states of ultracold molecules below the second excited PJ atomic asymptotes Cs(6S1/2) + Cs(7P1/2) and Cs(6S1/2) + Cs(7P3/2). We were able to observe blue detuned satellite band features at 560 MHz and 800 MHz above the 7P1/2 and 7P3/2 atomic limits, respectively, as well as sharp hyperfine split features on the blue and red side of the atomic resonances. Such spectral features can be qualitatively supported by the local maxima in the long range molecular structure beyond 50 A

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
874
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 179-189
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
18. international conference on spectral line shapes
Dates
4-9 Jun 2006
Place
Auburn, AL (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38058679
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ATOMS; CESIUM; EXCITED STATES; IONIZATION; LINE BROADENING; MHZ RANGE 100-1000; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METALS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY LEVELS; FREQUENCY RANGE; METALS; MHZ RANGE

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(c) 2006 American Institute of Physics