Formation of ultracold LiCs molecules
Atomic Physics
2009-11-11 v1
Abstract
We present the first observation of ultracold LiCs molecules. The molecules are formed in a two-species magneto-optical trap and detected by two-photon ionization and time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The production rate coefficient is found to be in the range to , at least an order of magnitude smaller than for other heteronuclear diatomic molecules directly formed in a magneto-optical trap.
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@article{arxiv.physics/0605019,
title = {Formation of ultracold LiCs molecules},
author = {Stephan D. Kraft and Peter Staanum and Joerg Lange and Leif Vogel and Roland Wester and Matthias Weidemueller},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0605019},
year = {2009}
}
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8 pages, 2 figures