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Dynamical process of optically trapped singlet ground state $^{85}$Rb$^{133}$Cs molecules produced via short-range photoassociation

Atomic Physics 2018-03-14 v1

Abstract

We investigate the dynamical process of optically trapped X1^{1}Σ\Sigma+^{+} (v" = 0) state 85^{85}Rb133^{133}Cs molecules distributing in J" = 1 and J" = 3 rotational states. The considered molecules, formed from short-range photoassociation of mixed cold atoms, are subsequently confined in a crossed optical dipole trap. Based on a phenomenological rate equation, we provide a detailed study of the dynamics of 85^{85}Rb133^{133}Cs molecules during the loading and holding processes. The inelastic collisions of 85^{85}Rb133^{133}Cs molecules in the X1^{1}Σ\Sigma+^{+} (v" = 0, J" = 1 and J" = 3) states with ultracold 85^{85}Rb (or 133^{133}Cs) atoms are measured to be 1.0 (2)×\times1010^{-10} cm3^{3}s1^{-1} (1.2 (3)× \times 1010^{-10} cm3^{3}s1^{-1}). Our work provides a simple and generic procedure for studying the dynamical process of trapped cold molecules in the singlet ground states.

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@article{arxiv.1801.05905,
  title  = {Dynamical process of optically trapped singlet ground state $^{85}$Rb$^{133}$Cs molecules produced via short-range photoassociation},
  author = {Zhonghao Li and Ting Gong and Zhonghua Ji and Yanting Zhao and Liantuan Xiao and Suotang Jia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.05905},
  year   = {2018}
}

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4 figures, 8 pages