Multichannel tunneling in the [Formula Presented] 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 [Formula Presented] in the cesium photoassociation spectrum, are interpreted as due to the combined effect of tunneling through the barrier of the double-well [Formula Presented] 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
Pages (from-to)4
Number of pages1
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume61
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2000
Externally publishedYes

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