Blue Satellite Bands and Photoassociation near 7$P_{3/2}$ and 7$P_{1/2}$ Atomic Limits in Cesium

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Abstract

We present observation of atomic self-broadening at ultracold temperatures in cesium near 7$P_{3/2}$ and 7$P_{1/2}$ atomic limits using a MOT and resonant ionization detection. Blue satellite band features were observed at detunings of 560 MHz and 800 MHz. In addition, sharp hyperfine-split photoassociative spectra were observed on the red and blue wings of each line. Given the local maxima in the long range molecular structure (beyond 50 $\AA$), possible explanations of these features are discussed.

Authors

  • Marin Pichler

    • Physics Department, Goucher College, Baltimore MD
  • Jianbing Qi

    • Penn State Universty, Berks Reading, PA 19610
  • William C. Stwalley

    • Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT
  • Robert Beuc

    • Institute of Physics, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Goran Pichler

    • Institute of Physics, Zagreb, Croatia