DETECTION OF "TRILOBITE" AND "BUTTERFLY" RYDBERG MOLECULES IN CESIUM WITH KILODEBYE DIPOLE MOMENTS

Booth, Donald

DETECTION OF "TRILOBITE" AND "BUTTERFLY" RYDBERG MOLECULES IN CESIUM WITH KILODEBYE DIPOLE MOMENTS

dc.contributor.advisor	Shaffer, James
dc.contributor.author	Booth, Donald
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Shi, Zhisheng
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Murphy, Sheena
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Parker, Gregory
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Abraham, Eric
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-06T17:04:55Z
dc.date.available	2015-04-06T17:04:55Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-06
dc.date.manuscript	2015-04-03
dc.description.abstract	The detection and characterization of two classes of ultralong-range Rydberg molecules known as "trilobite" and "butterfly" molecules is presented. These molecules are a subset of a class of Rydberg molecules which asymptotically consist of a Rydberg atom and a ground state atom. The trilobite and butterfly molecules have giant, body-fixed permanent dipole moments on the order of 1000 Debye. The two classes of molecules are distinguished by the relative dominance of the s-wave and p-wave electron scattering. Spectra for (nS_1/2 + 6S_1/2) ^3 Sigma molecules, where n = 37, 39 and 40 and measurements of the Stark broadenings of selected trilobite states in Cs due to the application of a constant external electric field are presented. Additionally, measurements of spectra and Stark splittings for p-wave dominated (nS_1/2 + 6S_1/2) ^3 Pi molecules, where n = 31 and 32 are presented. Computational work on Rydberg pair interactions is also discussed.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11244/14244
dc.language	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Physics, Atomic.	en_US
dc.subject	Physics, Molecular.	en_US
dc.subject	Physics, Optics.	en_US
dc.thesis.degree	Ph.D.	en_US
dc.title	DETECTION OF "TRILOBITE" AND "BUTTERFLY" RYDBERG MOLECULES IN CESIUM WITH KILODEBYE DIPOLE MOMENTS	en_US
ou.group	College of Arts and Sciences::Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy	en_US