A pump-probe study of the photoassociation of cold rubidium molecules. Petrovic, J., McCabe, D., England, D., Martay, H., Friedman, M., Dicks, A., Dimova, E., & Walmsley, I. Faraday Discussions, 142:403-413, 2009.
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The dynamics of the excited state during the photoassociation of cold molecules from cold rubidium atoms is studied in a series of pump-probe experiments. Dipole transitions similar to those of the atoms are observed in the molecular signal. While such behaviour is characteristic of the long-range molecules, the photoassociation of bound molecules is confirmed in additional experiments. The pump-probe signal observed on a 250 ps time scale did not, however, reveal wavepacket oscillations predicted by theory. This result is discussed using numerical simulations of photoassociation and a modification to the current experiments that could lead to the detection of wavepacket dynamics is suggested. © 2009 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
@Article{Petrovic2009,
  author        = {Petrovic, J.a , McCabe, D.a , England, D.a , Martay, H.a , Friedman, M.a , Dicks, A.a , Dimova, E.b , Walmsley, I.a},
  journal       = {Faraday Discussions},
  title         = {A pump-probe study of the photoassociation of cold rubidium molecules},
  year          = {2009},
  pages         = {403-413},
  volume        = {142},
  abstract      = {The dynamics of the excited state during the photoassociation of cold molecules from cold rubidium atoms is studied in a series of pump-probe experiments. Dipole transitions similar to those of the atoms are observed in the molecular signal. While such behaviour is characteristic of the long-range molecules, the photoassociation of bound molecules is confirmed in additional experiments. The pump-probe signal observed on a 250 ps time scale did not, however, reveal wavepacket oscillations predicted by theory. This result is discussed using numerical simulations of photoassociation and a modification to the current experiments that could lead to the detection of wavepacket dynamics is suggested. © 2009 The Royal Society of Chemistry.},
  affiliation   = {Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom; Institute of Solid State Physics Acad. G. Nadjakov, Bulgarian Academy of Science, 72 Tzarigradsko Shoussee, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria},
  document_type = {Article},
  doi           = {10.1039/b818494a},
  source        = {Scopus},
  timestamp     = {2016.03.02},
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