Ultralong-Range Rydberg Molecules in a Divalent-Atomic System

Abstract

We report the creation of ultralong-range Sr${}_2$ molecules comprising one ground-state $5s^2$ ${}^1{S}_0$ atom and one atom in a $5sns$ ${}^3{S}_1$ Rydberg state for $n$ ranging from 29 to 36. Molecules are created in a trapped ultracold atomic gas using two-photon excitation near resonant with the $5s5p$ ${}^3{P}_1$ intermediate state, and their formation is detected through ground-state atom loss from the trap. The observed molecular binding energies are fit with the aid of first-order perturbation theory that utilizes a Fermi pseudopotential with effective $s$-wave and $p$-wave scattering lengths to describe the interaction between an excited Rydberg electron and a ground-state Sr atom.

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