Processes in the formation of ultracold NaCs

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Haimberger, C.
Kleinert, J.
Dulieu, O.
Bigelow, N. P.
机构
[1] Univ Rochester, Dept Phys & Astron, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[2] Univ Rochester, Laser Energet Lab, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[3] CNRS, Aime Cotton Lab, F-91405 Orsay, France
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10.1088/0953-4075/39/19/S10
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The formation of electronic ground-state NaCs molecules from ultracold atoms by photoassociation is explored both experimentally and theoretically. We observe saturation of the photoassociation process as well as complete ionization of the molecular sample by resonant two-photon absorption. Measured absolute molecule formation rates are compared to theoretical calculations and shown to be in good agreement.
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