Microwave photo-association of fine-structure-induced Rydberg macro-dimer molecules of cesium

J Bai, Y Jiao, R Song, G Raithel, S Jia, J Zhao - Physical Review Research, 2024 - APS
Long-range (n+ 2) D 5/2 n FJ Rydberg macro-dimers are observed in an ultracold cesium
Rydberg gas for 39≤ n≤ 48. Strong dipolar flip (〈 D 5/2 F 5/2| V ̂ dd| F 5/2 D 5/2〉,〈 D 5/2 …

Individual assembly of two-species Rydberg molecules using optical tweezers

A Guttridge, TR Hepworth, DK Ruttley… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
We present a new approach to investigating Rydberg molecules by demonstrating the
formation and characterization of individual Rb $^{*} $ Cs Rydberg molecules using optical …