Internal state control of a dense sample of ultracold $^{\mathrm{23}}$Na$^{\mathrm{87}}$Rb molecules
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Abstract
We report the optimized production of ultracold $^{\mathrm{23}}$Na$^{\mathrm{87}}$Rb molecules with completely controlled population distribution among internal states. Starting from a sample of 10$^{\mathrm{4}}$ weakly bound Feshbach molecules, we achieved a hyperfine-structure-resolved STIRAP transfer to the ground state with an efficiency up to 95{\%}. By tuning the frequency difference between the Raman lasers and applying an additional microwave signal, we realized the preparation of NaRb samples in different vibrational, rotational, and hyperfine levels. Based on this achievement, some results on molecular collisions with a range of possible loss channels will also be reported.
*This work was supported by the French ANR/Hong Kong RGC COPOMOL project (grant no. A-CUHK403/13), the RGC General Research Fund (grant no. CUHK14301815)