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We perform two-photon photoassociation spectroscopy of the heteronuclear CsYb molecule to measure the binding energies of near-threshold vibrational levels of the $X~^{2}\Sigma_{1/2}^{+}$ molecular ground state. We report results for…
IGR J17464-3213, already known as the HEAO-1 transient source H1743-322, has been detected during a state transition by the SPI/INTEGRAL telescope. We describe the spectral evolution and flaring activity of IGR J17464-3213/H1743-322 from…
Solid state single photon sources with Fourier Transform (FT) limited lines are among the most crucial constituents of photonic quantum technologies and have been accordingly the focus of intensive research over the last several decades.…
We report heat capacity measurements of SrCu$_2$(BO$_3$)$_2$ under high pressure along with simulations of relevant quantum spin models and map out the $(P,T)$ phase diagram of the material. We find a first-order quantum phase transition…
We calculate accurate potential energy curves for a ground-state He$^+$ ion interacting with a He atom in the lowest-energy metastable $^3\!S$ electronic state. We employ the full configuration interaction method, equivalent to exact…
The lowest quadrupole $\gamma$-vibrational $K^{\pi}=2^+$ states in axially deformed rare-earth (Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Er, Yb, Hf, W) and actinide (U) nuclei are systematically investigated within the separable random-phase-approximation (SRPA)…
Electron-hole pair excitations in the insulating cuprates $Sr_2CuO_2Cl_2$ were investigated by angle-resolved electron energy loss spectroscopy. The optically allowed and optically forbidden transitions were observed to be strongly…
The $\mathrm{X}^+\ ^2\Sigma_u^+$ ground electronic state of the Mg$_2^+$ ion has been studied by pulsed-field-ionization zero-kinetic-energy (PFI-ZEKE) photoelectron spectroscopy. Rotationally cold Mg$_2$ molecules produced in a…
We use a Fourier transform spectrometer based on a compact mid-infrared difference frequency generation comb source to perform broadband high-resolution measurements of nitrous oxide, $^{14}$N$_2$$^{16}$O, and retrieve line center…
The photoelectron spectrum of water has been recorded in the vicinity of the ${\mathrm {\tilde A^+}}$ $\leftarrow$ $\tilde{\mathrm{X}}$ transition between 112 000 and 116 000 cm$^{-1}$ (13.89-14.38 eV). The high-resolution allowed the…
We report the measurement of the ionization energy of the $^{85}\text{Rb}_2$ molecule through resonantly enhanced 2-photon ionization in a supersonic beam. The first photon excites the $X^1\Sigma_g^+ (v_X = 0)\rightarrow B^1\Pi_u (v_B = 2)$…
The magnetic dipole moments and changes in mean-square charge radii of the neutron-rich $^{218m,219,229,231}\text{Fr}$ isotopes were measured with the newly-installed Collinear Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy (CRIS) beam line at ISOLDE,…
The low energy excited $0_{2,3}^+$ states in $^{96}$Sr are amongst the most prominent examples of shape coexistence across the nuclear landscape. In this work, the neutron $[2s_{1/2}]^2$ content of the $0_{1,2,3}^+$ states in $^{96}$Sr was…
New branching fraction measurements based primarily on data from a cross dispersed echelle spectrometer are reported for 84 lines of Co II. The branching fractions for 82 lines are converted to absolute atomic transition probabilities using…
Many-body variational ground-state wave function of two-dimensional electron system (2DES), localized in the main strip (MS)$L_{x}^{\square} \times L_{y}$ of the finite width $L_{x}^{\square}=\sqrt{2 \pi m} \ell_{0}$ (and the periodic…
Accurate experimental values for the vibrational ground tone or fundamental vibrational energy splitting of H$_2$, HD, and D$_2$ are presented. Absolute accuracies of $2\times10^{-4}$ cm$^{-1}$ are obtained from Doppler-free laser…
We experimentally demonstrate a one-color two-photon transition from the $5\mathit{S}_{1/2}$ ground state to the $6\mathit{S}_{1/2}$ excited state in rubidium (Rb) vapor using a continuous wave laser at 993 nm. The Rb vapor contains both…
We demonstrate polarization spectroscopy of an excited state transition in room temperature cesium vapor. An anisotropy induced by a circularly polarized pump beam on the D2 transition is observed using a weak probe on the 6P3/2 to 7S1/2…
Erbium ions in crystals show considerable promise for the technologies that will form the backbone of future networked quantum information technology. Despite advances in leveraging erbium's fibre-compatible infrared transition for…
Large-amplitude collective dynamics of shape phase transition in the low-lying states of 30-36Mg is investigated by solving the five-dimensional (5D) quadrupole collective Schroedinger equation. The collective masses and potentials of the…