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Observation of Collisions between Two Ultracold Ground-State CaF Molecules

Author(s): Cheuk, Lawrence W; Anderegg, Loic; Bao, Yicheng; Burchesky, Sean; Yu, Scarlett S; et al

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Abstract: We measure inelastic collisions between ultracold CaF molecules by combining two optical tweezers, each containing a single molecule. We observe collisions between (2)Sigma CaF molecules in the absolute ground state vertical bar X, v = 0, N = 0, F = 0 >, and in excited hyperfine and rotational states. In the absolute ground state, we find a two-body loss rate of 7(4) x 10(-11) cm(3)/s, which is below, but close to, the predicted universal loss rate.
Publication Date: 24-Jul-2020
Electronic Publication Date: 20-Jul-2020
Citation: Cheuk, Lawrence W, Anderegg, Loic, Bao, Yicheng, Burchesky, Sean, Yu, Scarlett S, Ketterle, Wolfgang, Ni, Kang-Kuen, Doyle, John M. (2020). Observation of Collisions between Two Ultracold Ground-State CaF Molecules. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 125 (10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.043401
DOI: doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.043401
ISSN: 0031-9007
EISSN: 1079-7114
Type of Material: Journal Article
Journal/Proceeding Title: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
Version: Final published version. Article is made available in OAR by the publisher's permission or policy.



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