Dynamical interferences to probe short-pulse photoassociation of Rb atoms and stabilization of Rb_2 dimers

Jordi Mur-Petit, Eliane Luc-Koenig, Françoise Masnou-Seeuws

We analyze the formation of Rb_2 molecules with short photoassociation pulses applied to a cold Rb-85 sample. A pump laser pulse couples a continuum level of the ground electronic…