ACCURACY OF MOLECULAR-DATA IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF ULTRACOLD COLLISIONS

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作者
DULIEU, O
JULIENNE, P
WEINER, J
机构
[1] NATL INST STAND & TECHNOL, DIV MOLEC PHYS, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20899 USA
[2] UNIV MARYLAND, DEPT CHEM & BIOCHEM, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1994年 / 49卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.49.607
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We show-through close-coupled quantum-scattering calculations that the cross section for fine-structure-changing collisions between excited P-2(3/2) and ground S-2(1/2) A atoms of the same species, where A = Rb or Cs, is very sensitive to the molecular potentials and spin-orbit matrix elements of the alkali-metal-dimer species. Spectroscopic studies of these species are needed to extract accurate parameters. New high-resolution photoassociation spectroscopy of trapped atoms could be used for this purpose.
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