Multichannel tunneling in the Cs2 0- g photoassociation spectrum

  • Mihaela Vatasescu
  • , Olivier Dulieu
  • , Claude Amiot
  • , Daniel Comparat
  • , Cyril Drag
  • , Viatcheslav Kokoouline
  • , Françoise Masnou-Seeuws
  • , Pierre Pillet

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Abstract

Two features with large rotational structure, observed at detunings δ1 = -2.14 cm-12= -6.15 cm-1 in the cesium photoassociation spectrum, are interpreted as due to the combined effect of tunneling through the barrier of the double-well 0- g(6.c + 6p3/2) potential, and channel mixing in the inner-well region. A precise value of the height of the barrier is given. The levels affected by these effects are expected to decay into low vibrational levels of the lowest triplet state, thus producing ultracold molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Article number044701
Pages (from-to)447011-447014
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume61
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2000

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