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Cold cesium molecules produced directly in a magneto–optical trap |
| Zhang Hong-Shan(张洪山), Ji Zhong-Hua(姬中华), Yuan Jin-Peng(元晋鹏), Zhao Yan-Ting(赵延霆)†, Ma Jie(马杰), Wang Li-Rong(汪丽蓉), Xiao Lian-Tuan(肖连团), and Jia Suo-Tang(贾锁堂) |
| State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory, College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China |
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Abstract We report on the observation of ultracold ground electric-state cesium molecules produced directly in a magneto- optical trap with a good signal-to-noise ratio. These molecules arise from the photoassociation of magneto-optical trap lasers and they are detected by resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization technology. The production rate of ultracold cesium molecules is up to 4×104 s-1. We measure the characteristic time of the ground electric-state cesium molecules generated in the experiment and investigate the Cs2+ molecular ion intensity as a function of the trapping laser intensity and the ionization pulse laser energy. We conclude that the production of cold cesium molecules may be enhanced by using appropriate experimental parameters, which is useful for future experiments involving the production and trapping of ultracold ground electric-state molecules.
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Received: 12 April 2011
Revised: 14 June 2011
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PACS:
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37.10.Mn
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(Slowing and cooling of molecules)
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32.80.Rm
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(Multiphoton ionization and excitation to highly excited states)
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33.20.Xx
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(Spectra induced by strong-field or attosecond laser irradiation)
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| Fund: Project supported by the National Key Fundamental Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2006CB921603), the Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10934004), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60978018, 60808009, 61008012, and 60978001), the New Teacher Fund of the Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 200801081021), the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Excellent Research Team (Grant No. 60821004), and the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province of China (Grant No. 2009011059-2). |
Cite this article:
Zhang Hong-Shan(张洪山), Ji Zhong-Hua(姬中华), Yuan Jin-Peng(元晋鹏), Zhao Yan-Ting(赵延霆), Ma Jie(马杰), Wang Li-Rong(汪丽蓉), Xiao Lian-Tuan(肖连团), and Jia Suo-Tang(贾锁堂) Cold cesium molecules produced directly in a magneto–optical trap 2011 Chin. Phys. B 20 123702
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