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Publications (13)

physics.atom-ph2021

Ultracold molecules in the absolute ground state

K. H. Leung, E. Tiberi, B. Iritani +3

We report efficient all-optical creation of an ultracold gas of alkaline-earth-metal dimers, , in their absolute ground state. Starting with weakly bound singlet mo…

physics.atom-ph2015

Precise study of asymptotic physics with subradiant ultracold molecules

B. H. McGuyer, M. McDonald, G. Z. Iwata +4

Weakly bound molecules have physical properties without atomic analogues, even as the bond length approaches dissociation. In particular, the internal symmetries of homonuclear dia…

physics.atom-ph2024

Searching for New Fundamental Interactions via Isotopic Shifts in Molecular Lattice Clocks

E. Tiberi, M. Borkowski, B. Iritani +2

Precision measurements with ultracold atoms and molecules are primed to probe beyond-the-Standard Model physics. Isotopologues of homonuclear molecules are a natural testbed for ne…

physics.atom-ph2020

Transition strength measurements to guide magic wavelength selection in optically trapped molecules

K. H. Leung, I. Majewska, H. Bekker +5

Optical trapping of molecules with long coherence times is crucial for many protocols in quantum information and metrology. However, the factors that limit the lifetimes of the tra…

physics.atom-ph2017

Photodissociation of ultracold diatomic strontium molecules with quantum state control

M. McDonald, B. H. McGuyer, F. Apfelbeck +4

Chemical reactions at ultracold temperatures are expected to be dominated by quantum mechanical effects. Although progress towards ultracold chemistry has been made through atomic…

physics.atom-ph2015

Control of Optical Transitions with Magnetic Fields in Weakly Bound Molecules

B. H. McGuyer, M. McDonald, G. Z. Iwata +3

In weakly bound diatomic molecules, energy levels are closely spaced and thus more susceptible to mixing by magnetic fields than in the constituent atoms. We use this effect to con…

physics.atom-ph2023

Accurate Determination of Blackbody Radiation Shifts in a Strontium Molecular Lattice Clock

B. Iritani, E. Tiberi, W. Skomorowski +3

Molecular lattice clocks enable the search for new physics, such as fifth forces or temporal variations of fundamental constants, in a manner complementary to atomic clocks. Blackb…

physics.atom-ph2023

A terahertz vibrational molecular clock with systematic uncertainty at the level

K. H. Leung, B. Iritani, E. Tiberi +4

Neutral quantum absorbers in optical lattices have emerged as a leading platform for achieving clocks with exquisite spectroscopic resolution. However, the studies of these clocks…

physics.atom-ph2019

Molecular lattice clock with long vibrational coherence

S. S. Kondov, C. -H. Lee, K. H. Leung +4

Atomic lattice clocks have spurred numerous ideas for tests of fundamental physics, detection of general relativistic effects, and studies of interacting many-body systems. On the…

physics.atom-ph2018

Crossover from the Ultracold to the Quasiclassical Regime in State-Selected Photodissociation

S. S. Kondov, C. -H. Lee, M. McDonald +4

Processes that break molecular bonds are typically observed with molecules occupying a mixture of quantum states and successfully described with quasiclassical models, while a few…

physics.atom-ph2017

Control of Ultracold Photodissociation with Magnetic Fields

M. McDonald, I. Majewska, C. -H. Lee +4

Photodissociation of a molecule produces a spatial distribution of photofragments determined by the molecular structure and the characteristics of the dissociating light. Performin…

physics.atom-ph2013

Nonadiabatic Effects in Ultracold Molecules via Anomalous Linear and Quadratic Zeeman Shifts

B. H. McGuyer, C. B. Osborn, M. McDonald +4

Anomalously large linear and quadratic Zeeman shifts are measured for weakly bound ultracold Sr molecules near the intercombination-line asymptote. Nonadiabatic Coriolis…

physics.atom-ph2018

Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Crossover from the Ultracold to the Quasiclassical Regime of Photodissociation

I. Majewska, S. S. Kondov, C. -H. Lee +4

At ultralow energies, atoms and molecules undergo collisions and reactions that are best described in terms of quantum mechanical wave functions. In contrast, at higher energies th…