Photodissociation of trapped Rb${}_2^{+}$ : Implications for simultaneous trapping of atoms and molecular ions

S. Jyothi, Tridib Ray, Sourav Dutta +4

The direct photodissociation of trapped ${}^{85}$Rb${}_2^{+}$ (rubidium) molecular ions by the cooling light for the ${}^{85}$Rb magneto-optical trap (MOT) is studied, both experimentally…