Hypermetallic polar molecules for precision measurements
Abstract
Laser cooling is a powerful method to control molecules for applications in precision measurement, as well as quantum information, many-body physics, and fundamental chemistry. However, many optically-active metal centers in valence states which are promising for these applications, especially precision measurement, are difficult to laser cool. In order to extend the control afforded by laser cooling to a wider array of promising atoms, we consider the use of small, hypermetallic molecules that contain multiple metal centers. We provide a detailed analysis of YbCCCa and YbCCAl as prototypical examples with different spin multiplicities, and consider their feasibility for precision measurements making use of the heavy Yb atom. We find that these molecules are linear and feature metal-centered valence electrons, and study the complex hybridization and spin structures that are relevant to photon cycling and laser cooling. Our findings suggest that this hypermetallic approach may be a versatile tool for experimental control of metal species that do not otherwise efficiently cycle photons, and could present a new polyatomic platform for state-of-the-art precision measurements.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1592983
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1546831
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0019245; SC0019374; DEG-1745301; 60NANB18D253
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review A
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 100; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9926
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; Laser cooling; optical cycling; precision measurement; hypermetallic
Citation Formats
O'Rourke, Matthew J., and Hutzler, Nicholas R. Hypermetallic polar molecules for precision measurements. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.100.022502.
O'Rourke, Matthew J., & Hutzler, Nicholas R. Hypermetallic polar molecules for precision measurements. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.100.022502
O'Rourke, Matthew J., and Hutzler, Nicholas R. Thu .
"Hypermetallic polar molecules for precision measurements". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.100.022502. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1592983.
@article{osti_1592983,
title = {Hypermetallic polar molecules for precision measurements},
author = {O'Rourke, Matthew J. and Hutzler, Nicholas R.},
abstractNote = {Laser cooling is a powerful method to control molecules for applications in precision measurement, as well as quantum information, many-body physics, and fundamental chemistry. However, many optically-active metal centers in valence states which are promising for these applications, especially precision measurement, are difficult to laser cool. In order to extend the control afforded by laser cooling to a wider array of promising atoms, we consider the use of small, hypermetallic molecules that contain multiple metal centers. We provide a detailed analysis of YbCCCa and YbCCAl as prototypical examples with different spin multiplicities, and consider their feasibility for precision measurements making use of the heavy Yb atom. We find that these molecules are linear and feature metal-centered valence electrons, and study the complex hybridization and spin structures that are relevant to photon cycling and laser cooling. Our findings suggest that this hypermetallic approach may be a versatile tool for experimental control of metal species that do not otherwise efficiently cycle photons, and could present a new polyatomic platform for state-of-the-art precision measurements.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevA.100.022502},
journal = {Physical Review A},
number = 2,
volume = 100,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {8}
}
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