Laser cooling of CH molecule: Insights from <i>ab initio</i> study<xref rid="cpb_27_10_103101fn1" ref-type="fn">*</xref><fn id="cpb_27_10_103101fn1"><label>*</label><p>Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61705182).</p></fn>

Laser cooling of CH molecule: Insights from ab initio study**

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61705182).

Cui Jie, Xu Jian-Gang, Qi Jian-Xia, Dou Ge, Zhang Yun-Guang^†

(color online) Proposed laser cooling scheme for CH using the C²Σ⁺ (v′) → X²Π(v) transition (solid red) and spontaneous decay (dotted line) with calculated values of R_v′v. Here A_v′v is the wavelength of the C²Σ⁺ (v′) → X²Π(v) transition.