Rovibronic Spectroscopy of Sympathetically Cooled 40CaH+
Author(s) -
Aaron Calvin,
Smitha Janardan,
John Condoluci,
René Rugango,
Eric Pretzsch,
Gang Shu,
Kenneth R. Brown
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of physical chemistry a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 235
eISSN - 1520-5215
pISSN - 1089-5639
DOI - 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b12823
Subject(s) - atomic physics , excitation , spectroscopy , doppler effect , photodissociation , ab initio quantum chemistry methods , laser , chemistry , physics , optics , molecule , photochemistry , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , astronomy
We measure the rovibronic transitions X 1 Σ + , v″ = 0, J″ → A 1 Σ + , v' = 0-3, J' of CaH + and obtain rotational constants for the A 1 Σ + state. The spectrum is obtained using two-photon photodissociation of CaH + cotrapped with Doppler cooled Ca + . The excitation is driven by a mode-locked, frequency-doubled Ti:Sapph laser, which is then pulse shaped to narrow the spectral bandwidth. The measured values of the rotational constants are in agreement with ab initio theory.
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