Bound-bound Spectroscopy of Ultracold K40-Rb87 Molecules

ORAL

Abstract

We have recently demonstrated coherent optical transfer of KRb Feshbach molecules to a more deeply bound vibrational state. This transfer relied on an extensive search for a suitable intermediate state of KRb* as well as precision two-photon spectroscopy of target vibrational levels in the electronic ground-state KRb. We will present results of the KRb and KRb* spectroscopy as well as our progress toward creation of degenerate KRb polar molecules.

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Authors

  • Marcio Miranda

    • JILA

  • Kang-Kuen Ni

    • JILA

  • Silke Ospelkaus

    • JILA

  • Avi Pe'er

    • JILA

  • Josh Zirbel

    • JILA

  • Brian Neyenhuis

    • JILA

  • Svetlana Kotochigova

    • Temple University

  • Paul Julienne

    • NIST Gaithersberg

  • Jun Ye

    • JILA, NIST and the University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Deborah Jin

    • JILA, NIST and the University of Colorado, Boulder