Photoassociation of 85Rb atoms into 0u + states near the 5S+5P atomic limits

  • T. Bergeman
  • , J. Qi
  • , D. Wang
  • , Y. Huang
  • , H. K. Pechkis
  • , E. E. Eyler
  • , P. L. Gould
  • , W. C. Stwalley
  • , R. A. Cline
  • , J. D. Miller
  • , D. J. Heinzen

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Abstract

New photoassociation data on the 0u + levels of Rb2 below the 5S+5P1/2 limit are combined with older data (Cline et al 1994 Phys. Rev. Lett. 73 632) in a fit to potentials and spin-orbit functions. The P1/2 data exhibit oscillations in the B(v) values due to coupling between the two 0u + series, as modelled accurately by a coupled potentials approach. The fitted value for the C 3 dispersion parameter from the combined data agrees well with the value derived from the pure long-range 0g - state.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numberS01
Pages (from-to)S813-S823
JournalJournal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Volume39
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 14 2006

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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