Photoassociate
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To associate atoms by means of photoassociation
"Starting with ultracold #123;87#125;Rb atoms, we apply pulses of frequency-chirped light to first photoassociate the atoms into excited molecules and then, later in the chirp, de-excite these molecules into a high vibrational level of the lowest triplet state, a#92;,#123;3#125;#92;Sigma#95;#123;u#125;#123;#43;#125;."
Example
More examples"Starting with ultracold #123;87#125;Rb atoms, we apply pulses of frequency-chirped light to first photoassociate the atoms into excited molecules and then, later in the chirp, de-excite these molecules into a high vibrational level of the lowest triplet state, a#92;,#123;3#125;#92;Sigma#95;#123;u#125;#123;#43;#125;."
Etymology
From photo- + associate.
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