2-COLOR SPECTROSCOPY OF COLLIDING ULTRACOLD ATOMS

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作者
BAGNATO, V [1 ]
MARCASSA, L [1 ]
TSAO, C [1 ]
WANG, Y [1 ]
WEINER, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SAO PAULO,INST FIS & QUIM,BR-13560 SAO CARLOS,SP,BRAZIL
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.3225
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We present experimental results of two-color photoassociative ionization (TCPAI) spectroscopy in a magneto-optical trap. A probe light beam traces out the frequency (and intensity) dependence of TCPAI. By manipulating the intensities of the trap and repumper lasers we investigate the participation of different hyperfine ground-state levels and demonstrate the conditions under which molecular bound states figure in the collision intermediate.
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页码:3225 / 3228
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