Manipulating ultracold polar molecules with microwave radiation: The influence of hyperfine structure

Aldegunde, J.; Ran, Hong; Hutson, Jeremy M.

Abstract

We calculate the microwave spectra of ultracold 40K87Rb alkali-metal dimers, including hyperfine interactions and in the presence of electric and magnetic fields. We show that microwave transitions may be used to transfer molecules between different hyperfine states, but only because of the presence of nuclear quadrupole interactions. Hyperfine splittings may also complicate the use of ultracold molecules for quantum computing. The spectrum of molecules oriented in electric fields may be simplified dramatically by applying a simultaneous magnetic field.

Citation

Aldegunde, J., Ran, H., & Hutson, J. M. (2009). Manipulating ultracold polar molecules with microwave radiation: The influence of hyperfine structure. Physical Review A, 80(4), Article 043410. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.80.043410

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2009
• Deposit Date: Jun 19, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 12, 2013
• Journal: Physical Review A
• Print ISSN: 1050-2947
• Electronic ISSN: 1094-1622
• Publisher: American Physical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 80
• Issue: 4
• Article Number: 043410
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.80.043410