Linking Ultracold Polar Molecules
Atomic Physics
2009-11-07 v1 Atomic and Molecular Clusters
Abstract
We predict that pairs of polar molecules can be weakly bound together in an ultracold environment, provided that a dc electric field is present. The field that links the molecules together also strongly influences the basic properties of the resulting dimer, such as its binding energy and predissociation lifetime. Because of their long-range character these dimers will be useful in disentangling cold collision dynamics of polar molecules. As an example, we estimate the microwave photoassociation yield for OH-OH cold collisions.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0208080,
title = {Linking Ultracold Polar Molecules},
author = {A. V. Avdeenkov and J. L. Bohn},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0208080},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages 2 figures