Formation and dissociation of field-linked tetramers

F Deng, XY Chen, XY Luo, W Zhang, S Yi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
F Deng, XY Chen, XY Luo, W Zhang, S Yi, T Shi
arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.13645, 2024arxiv.org
We investigate the static and dynamic properties of tetratomic molecules formed by two
microwave-shielded polar molecules across field-linked resonances. In particular, we focus
on two-body physics and experimental techniques unexplored in the recent experiment [X.-
Y. Chen {\it et al}., Nature {\bf626}, 283 (2024)]. We show that, compared to the lowest
tetramer state, higher tetramer states typically have longer lifetimes, which may facilitate a
further cooling of tetramer gases towards quantum degeneracy. To detect tetramers, we …
We investigate the static and dynamic properties of tetratomic molecules formed by two microwave-shielded polar molecules across field-linked resonances. In particular, we focus on two-body physics and experimental techniques unexplored in the recent experiment [X.-Y. Chen {\it et al}., Nature {\bf626}, 283 (2024)]. We show that, compared to the lowest tetramer state, higher tetramer states typically have longer lifetimes, which may facilitate a further cooling of tetramer gases towards quantum degeneracy. To detect tetramers, we identify the distinctive time-of-flight images from ramp dissociation, which can be observed by lowering the ramp rate of the microwave. Remarkably, in the modulational dissociation of tetramers, we find that multi-photon processes induce dissociation even below the threshold modulation frequency when the modulation amplitude is sufficiently high. Given the universal form of the inter-molecular potential for microwave-shielded polar molecules, our results also apply to other molecular gases widely explored in recent experiments.
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