Fluorescence and Relaxation Dynamics of Cesium in Argon Matrices: Multiple Trapping Sites and Host-Guest Interactions
Abstract
We investigate the fluorescence and relaxation dynamics of Cs atoms embedded in a cryogenic argon matrix using spectroscopy measurements combined with diatomic-in-molecule (DIM) simulations. The data reveal complex emission spectra, large Stokes shifts, and slow relaxation effects, indicating strong host-guest interactions and substantial lattice reorganization. Although the spectra are superimposed on a broad background, possibly due to low-symmetry, defect-related, or grain-boundary trapping sites, the main spectral structure is consistent with two dominant trapping environments that give rise to two triplet absorption features with distinct fluorescence behavior of the doublet and singlet components. Polarization measurements further suggest that these sites may differ in symmetry, although a unique structural assignment remains difficult
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@article{arxiv.2605.15840,
title = {Fluorescence and Relaxation Dynamics of Cesium in Argon Matrices: Multiple Trapping Sites and Host-Guest Interactions},
author = {S. Lahs and H. Dinesan and S. Mahapatra and W. Chin and C. Crepin and L. Dontot and J. Douady and B. Gervais and D. Comparat},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.15840},
year = {2026}
}