Singlet and triplet potentials of the ground-state atom pair Rb + Cs studied by Fourier-transform spectroscopy

Journal Article · Sun May 15 04:00:00 EDT 2011 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.83.052519· OSTI ID:21546768

Docenko, O; Tamanis, M; Ferber, R; Knoeckel, H; Tiemann, E ^[1]

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1. Laser Center, Department of Physics, University of Latvia, 19 Rainis boulevard, Riga LV-1586 (Latvia)

A comprehensive study of the X {sup 1}{Sigma}{sup +} and a {sup 3}{Sigma}{sup +} electronic states of the Rb and Cs atom pair in RbCs is presented. Abundant spectroscopic data for the {sup 85}Rb{sup 133}Cs and {sup 87}Rb{sup 133}Cs isotopologues were obtained from Fourier-transform spectra of laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) from the B {sup 1}{Pi} and (4){sup 1}{Sigma}{sup +} states to the a {sup 3}{Sigma}{sup +} (4549 transitions) and X {sup 1}{Sigma}{sup +} (15 709 transitions) states. The X {sup 1}{Sigma}{sup +} state data were complemented by about 15 500 transitions obtained by Fellows et al.[J. Mol. Spectrosc. 197, 19 (1999)]. LIF progressions to the a {sup 3}{Sigma}{sup +} state range from v{sub a}=0 to 37, reaching an outer turning point at 15.97 A. For the X {sup 1}{Sigma}{sup +} state, by analyzing LIF from the shelflike (4){sup 1}{Sigma}{sup +}, the data are extended from v{sub x}=119 as observed in the above-cited paper to v{sub x}=129, extending the outer turning point from 10.7 to 17.55 A. From these data, potential energy curves were constructed simultaneously for both hyperfine coupled states X {sup 1}{Sigma}{sup +} and a {sup 3}{Sigma}{sup +} in a coupled-channels fitting routine. This allowed us to accurately model the potential close to the Rb(5s) + Cs(6s) atom-pair asymptote, which is required to simulate cold collision processes and to analyze the Feshbach resonances observed for {sup 87}Rb{sup 133}Cs by Pilch et al.[Phys. Rev. A 79, 042718 (2009)]. Dissociation energies were determined for the X {sup 1}{Sigma}{sup +} state as D{sub e}=3836.373(40) cm{sup -1} and for the a {sup 3}{Sigma}{sup +} state as D{sub e}=259.341(30) cm{sup -1}.

• OSTI ID: 21546768
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 83; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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