no code implementations • 8 Jan 2021 • William B. Cairncross, Jessie T. Zhang, Lewis R. B. Picard, Yichao Yu, Kenneth Wang, Kang-Kuen Ni
We demonstrate the coherent creation of a single NaCs molecule in its rotational, vibrational, and electronic (rovibronic) ground state in an optical tweezer.
Atomic Physics Quantum Gases
no code implementations • 16 Dec 2020 • Yichao Yu, Kenneth Wang, Jonathan D. Hood, Lewis R. B. Picard, Jessie T. Zhang, William B. Cairncross, Jeremy M. Hutson, Rosario Gonzalez-Ferez, Till Rosenband, Kang-Kuen Ni
We report coherent association of atoms into a single weakly bound NaCs molecule in an optical tweezer through an optical Raman transition.
Atomic Physics Quantum Gases Chemical Physics