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Coherent Microwave Control of Ultracold ^{23}Na^{40}K Molecules.

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Will, SA; Park, JW; Yan, ZZ; Loh, H; Zwierlein, MW
Published in: Physical review letters
June 2016

We demonstrate coherent microwave control of rotational and hyperfine states of trapped, ultracold, and chemically stable ^{23}Na^{40}K molecules. Starting with all molecules in the absolute rovibrational and hyperfine ground state, we study rotational transitions in combined magnetic and electric fields and explain the rich hyperfine structure. Following the transfer of the entire molecular ensemble into a single hyperfine level of the first rotationally excited state, J=1, we observe lifetimes of more than 3 s, comparable to those in the rovibrational ground state, J=0. Long-lived ensembles and full quantum state control are prerequisites for the use of ultracold molecules in quantum simulation, precision measurements, and quantum information processing.

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Physical review letters

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EISSN

1079-7114

ISSN

0031-9007

Publication Date

June 2016

Volume

116

Issue

22

Start / End Page

225306

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences
 

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Will, S. A., Park, J. W., Yan, Z. Z., Loh, H., & Zwierlein, M. W. (2016). Coherent Microwave Control of Ultracold ^{23}Na^{40}K Molecules. Physical Review Letters, 116(22), 225306. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.116.225306
Will, Sebastian A., Jee Woo Park, Zoe Z. Yan, Huanqian Loh, and Martin W. Zwierlein. “Coherent Microwave Control of Ultracold ^{23}Na^{40}K Molecules.Physical Review Letters 116, no. 22 (June 2016): 225306. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.116.225306.
Will SA, Park JW, Yan ZZ, Loh H, Zwierlein MW. Coherent Microwave Control of Ultracold ^{23}Na^{40}K Molecules. Physical review letters. 2016 Jun;116(22):225306.
Will, Sebastian A., et al. “Coherent Microwave Control of Ultracold ^{23}Na^{40}K Molecules.Physical Review Letters, vol. 116, no. 22, June 2016, p. 225306. Epmc, doi:10.1103/physrevlett.116.225306.
Will SA, Park JW, Yan ZZ, Loh H, Zwierlein MW. Coherent Microwave Control of Ultracold ^{23}Na^{40}K Molecules. Physical review letters. 2016 Jun;116(22):225306.

Published In

Physical review letters

DOI

EISSN

1079-7114

ISSN

0031-9007

Publication Date

June 2016

Volume

116

Issue

22

Start / End Page

225306

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences