Controlling the Rotational and Hyperfine State of Ultracold ${}^{87}$Rb${}^{133}$Cs Molecules

Abstract

We demonstrate coherent control of both the rotational and hyperfine state of ultracold, chemically stable ${}^{87}$Rb${}^{133}$Cs molecules with external microwave fields. We create a sample of ~2000 molecules in the lowest hyperfine level of the rovibronic ground state N = 0. We measure the transition frequencies to 8 different hyperfine levels of the N = 1 state at two magnetic fields ~23 G apart. We determine accurate values of rotational and hyperfine coupling constants that agree well with previous calculations. We observe Rabi oscillations on each transition, allowing complete population transfer to a selected hyperfine level of N = 1. Subsequent application of a second microwave pulse allows transfer of molecules back to a different hyperfine level of N = 0.

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