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Experimental Studies of the NaCs 53Π0, 43Π0, and 1(a)3Σ+ States
American Physical Society Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (2011)
  • Seth T Ashman, Providence College
  • Carl Faust, Lehigh University
  • Joshua Jones, Lehigh University
  • Christopher Wolfe, Lehigh University
  • Marcellus Parker, Lehigh University
  • Kara Richter, Lehigh University
  • Brett McGeehan, Lehigh University
  • Peet Hickman, Lehigh University
  • John Huennekens, Lehigh University
Abstract
We present experimental studies of the NaCs molecule that are currently underway in our laboratory. The opticaloptical double resonance method is used to obtain Doppler-free excitation spectra for several excited states. Selected data from the 53Π0 and 43Π0 electronic states are used to obtain Rydberg-Klein-Rees (RKR) and Inverse Perturbation Approach (IPA) potential curves. We have also mapped the repulsive wall of the 1(a) 3Σ + potential using many resolved bound-free fluorescence spectra from individual rovibrational levels of the 53Π0 electronic state to the 1(a) 3Σ + state. Using the determined 53Π0 state potential, we fit the repulsive wall of the 1(a) 3Σ + state to reproduce the experimental spectra using LeRoy’s BCONT program. A slightly modified version of BCONT is also used to fit the relative transition dipole moments, µe(R), as a function of internuclear separation R, for the various bound-free electronic transitions. We also present bound-free spectra and BCONT simulations for the nearby 43Π0 electronic state of NaCs.
Publication Date
June 14, 2011
Location
Atlanta, GA, US
Citation Information
Seth T Ashman, Carl Faust, Joshua Jones, Christopher Wolfe, et al.. "Experimental Studies of the NaCs 53Π0, 43Π0, and 1(a)3Σ+ States" American Physical Society Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/seth-ashman/19/