Published December 8, 2006 | Version v1
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Experimental Verification of Minima in Excited Long-Range Rydberg States of Rb2

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics and JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0440 (United States)
  • 2. Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113 (United States)
  • 3. Department of Chemistry and JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0440 (United States)
  • 4. Institute of Physics, Bijenicka 46, 10000 Zagreb (Croatia)
  • 5. ISAS-Institute for Analytical Sciences at the University of Dortmund, Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Str. 11, D-44139, Dortmund (Germany)

Description

Recent theoretical studies with alkali atoms A* excited to high Rydberg states predicted the existence of ultra-long-range molecular bound states. Such excited dimers have large electric dipole moments which, in combination with their long radiative lifetimes, make them excellent candidates for manipulation in applications. This Letter reports on experimental investigations of the self-broadening of Rb principal series lines, which revealed multiple satellites in the line wings. The positions of the satellites agree quantitatively with theoretically predicted minima in the excited long-range Rydberg states of Rb2

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.233002;
arXiv
arXiv:physics/0609220v1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
97
Journal Issue
23
Journal Page Range
p. 233002-233002.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38024414
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BOUND STATE; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; LIFETIME; RUBIDIUM; RYDBERG STATES; VERIFICATION
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METALS; DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTRIC MOMENTS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY LEVELS; EXCITED STATES; METALS

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