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We review ultralong-range Rydberg molecules (ULRM), which are bound states between a Rydberg atom and one or more ground-state atoms with bond lengths on the order of thousands of Bohr radii. The binding originates from multiple…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2020-03-18 Christian Fey , Frederic Hummel , Peter Schmelcher

Sufficiently high densities in Bose-Einstein condensates provide favorable conditions for the production of ultralong-range polyatomic molecules consisting of one Rydberg atom and a number of neutral ground state atoms. The chemical binding…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2017-05-10 Matthew T Eiles , Jesus Perez-Rios , F Robicheaux , Chris H Greene

Ultralong-range Rydberg molecules, composed of an excited Rydberg atom and a ground-state atom, are characterized by large bond lengths, dipole moments, sensitivity to external fields, and an unusual binding mechanism based on low-energy…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-05-13 Agata Wojciechowska , Michał Tomza , Matthew T. Eiles

We consider ultralong-range polyatomic Rydberg molecules formed by combining a Rydberg cesium atom and a ground-state RbCs molecule. We explore the regime where the charge-dipole interaction due to the Rydberg electron with the diatomic…

We explore the electronic structure of ultralong-range pentaatomic Rydberg molecules from a merger of a Rydberg atom and two ground state heteronuclear diatomic molecules. Our focus is on the interaction of Rb($23s$) and Rb($n=20$, $l\ge…

We show that the recently observed class of long-range ion-Rydberg molecules can be divided into two families of states, which are characterised by their unique electronic structures resulting from the ion-induced admixture of quantum…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-02-14 Daniel J. Bosworth , Frederic Hummel , Peter Schmelcher

We investigate the structure and features of an ultralong-range triatomic Rydberg molecule formed by a Rb Rydberg atom and a KRb diatomic molecule. In our numerical description, we perform a realistic treatment of the internal rotational…

Divalent atoms have emerged as powerful alternatives to alkalis in ultracold atom platforms, offering unique advantages arising from their two-electron structure. Among these species, ytterbium (Yb) is especially promising, yet its anionic…

Ultracold Rydberg molecules have been extensively studied both theoretically and ex-perimentally. Here the authors review the recent realizations of various ultralong-range Rydberg molecules and macrodimers, and explore their potential for…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2018-07-04 J. P. Shaffer , S. T. Rittenhouse , H. R Sadeghpour

We investigate properties of ultralong-range polyatomic molecules formed with a Rb Rydberg atom and several ground-state atoms whose distance from the Rydberg atom is of the order of n^2a_0, where n is the principle quantum number of the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ivan C. H. Liu , Jan M. Rost

Ultralong-range Rydberg molecules (ULRM) are highly imbalanced bound systems formed via the low-energy scattering of a Rydberg electron with a ground-state atom. We investigate for $^{23}$Na the $d$-state and the energetically close-by…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-07-26 Rohan Srikumar , Frederic Hummel , Peter Schmelcher

We present a comprehensive study of the diverse properties of heteronuclear Rydberg molecules, placing a special emphasis on those composed of the light alkali atoms, Li, Na, and K. Electron-atom scattering phase shifts, which determine the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-02-13 Matthew T. Eiles

The internal electric field of a Rydberg atom electron can bind a polar molecule to form a giant ultralong-range stable polyatomic molecule. Such molecules not only share their properties with Rydberg atoms, they possess huge permanent…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-05-27 Seth T. Rittenhouse , M. Mayle , P. Schmelcher , H. R. Sadeghpour

We investigate the electronic structure of a triatomic Rydberg molecule formed by a Rydberg atom and two neutral ground-state atoms. Taking into account the $s$-wave and $p$-wave interactions we perform electronic structure calculations and…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-06-22 Javier Aguilera Fernández , Peter Schmelcher , Rosario González-Férez

Rydberg molecule, formed by one or more Rydberg atoms, exhibits remarkable properties, including an exceptionally large spatial extent, rich rovibrational level structures, permanent electric dipole moments, and a pronounced sensitivity to…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-03-11 Jingxu Bai , Yuechun Jiao , Xiao-Qiang Shao , Weibin Li , Jianming Zhao

We report the creation of ultralong-range Sr$_2$ molecules comprising one ground-state $5s^2$ $^1S_0$ atom and one atom in a $5sns$ $^3S_1$ Rydberg state for $n$ ranging from 29 to 36. Molecules are created in a trapped ultracold atomic gas…

A generalized class of ultra-long-range Rydberg molecules is proposed which consist of a multichannel Rydberg atom whose outermost electron creates a chemical bond with a distant ground state atom. Such multichannel Rydberg molecules…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-11-11 Matthew T. Eiles , Chris H. Greene

We present an overview of our recent investigations of long-range interactions in an ultracold Cs Rydberg gas. These interactions are studied by high-resolution photoassociation spectroscopy, using excitation close to one-photon transitions…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-07-15 Heiner Saßmannshausen , Johannes Deiglmayr , Frédéric Merkt

We investigate polyatomic ultralong-range Rydberg molecules consisting of three ground state atoms bound to a Rydberg atom via $s$- and $p$-wave interactions. By employing the finite basis set representation of the unperturbed Rydberg…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-08-03 Christian Fey , Markus Kurz , Peter Schmelcher

We explore the electronic structure and rovibrational properties of an ultralong-range triatomic Rydberg molecule formed by a Rydberg atom and a ground state heteronuclear diatomic molecule. We focus here on interaction of Rb($27s$) Rydberg…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-06-22 Rosario González-Férez , H. R. Sadeghpour , Peter Schmelcher
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