Cavity-based nondestructive detection of photoassociation in a dark magneto-optical trap

Gokul, V I; Bahuleyan, Arun; Dinesh, S P; Thakar, V R; Rangwala, S A

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2289/8679

Title:	Cavity-based nondestructive detection of photoassociation in a dark magneto-optical trap
Authors:	Gokul, V I Bahuleyan, Arun Dinesh, S P Thakar, V R Rangwala, S A
Keywords:	Atoms, ions, & molecules in cavities Cavity quantum electrodynamics Cold and ultracold molecules Collective effects in atomic physics Photoassociation
Issue Date:	16-May-2024
Publisher:	Physical Review A
Citation:	Physical Review A, 2024, Vol. 109, AR No. 053713
Abstract:	The photoassociation (PA) of a rubidium dimer in a dark magneto-optical trap (MOT) is studied using atom-cavity collective strong coupling. This allows nondestructive detection of the molecule formation process as well as rapid and repeated interrogation of the atom-molecule system. The vacuum Rabi splitting (VRS) measurements from the bright MOT are carefully calibrated against equivalent measurements with fluorescence. Further loading rates in the dark MOT are determined using VRS. This method provides a reliable, fast, and nondestructive detection scheme for detecting the PA using the free atoms coupled to a cavity when the atoms are in a nonfluorescing state.
Description:	Restricted Access. An open-access version is available at arXiv.org (one of the alternative locations)
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/8679
ISSN:	2469-9934
Alternative Location:	https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024PhRvA.109e3713G/abstract https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.109.053713 https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2402.15114
Copyright:	©2026 American Physical Society.
Appears in Collections:	Research Papers (LAMP)

Files in This Item:

File	Description	Size	Format
2024_Physical Review A_Vol 109_AR No 053713.pdf Restricted Access	Restricted Access	1.3 MB	Adobe PDF	View/Open Request a copy

Show full item record