We propose a technique to precisely measure the line width of the photoassociation spectra of the excited cesium molecule by using a frequency shifter to generate two laser beams with a precise frequency difference. A...We propose a technique to precisely measure the line width of the photoassociation spectra of the excited cesium molecule by using a frequency shifter to generate two laser beams with a precise frequency difference. A series of photoassociation （PA） spectra are recorded with two laser beam induced molecular lines, whose peak separation serves as an accurate frequency ruler to measure the line width of the PA spectra. The full width half maximum line width was studied as a function of PA laser intensity. The extrapolated value at zero laser intensity is （34.8± 0.22） MHz. By analyzing other broadening mechanisms, a value of （32.02 ± 0.70） MHz was deduced. It is shown that this scheme is inexpensive, simple, robust, and is promising for applications in a variety of other atomic species.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2012CB921603)the National High Technology Research and Development of China (Grant No. 2009AA01Z319)+3 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.61008012,10934004,60978018,60978001,60808009, and 11074154)the Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60821004)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (Grant No. 20101401120004)the National Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province,China (Grant No. 2009011059-2)
文摘We propose a technique to precisely measure the line width of the photoassociation spectra of the excited cesium molecule by using a frequency shifter to generate two laser beams with a precise frequency difference. A series of photoassociation （PA） spectra are recorded with two laser beam induced molecular lines, whose peak separation serves as an accurate frequency ruler to measure the line width of the PA spectra. The full width half maximum line width was studied as a function of PA laser intensity. The extrapolated value at zero laser intensity is （34.8± 0.22） MHz. By analyzing other broadening mechanisms, a value of （32.02 ± 0.70） MHz was deduced. It is shown that this scheme is inexpensive, simple, robust, and is promising for applications in a variety of other atomic species.
