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Phys. Rev. A 69, 042503 (2004) [7 pages]

Potential of the ground state of NaRb

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O. Docenko, M. Tamanis, and R. Ferber
Department of Physics, University of Latvia, 19 Rainis boulevard, Riga LV-1586, Latvia

A. Pashov*, H. Knöckel, and E. Tiemann
Institut für Quantenoptik, Universität Hannover, Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover, Germany

Received 16 October 2003; published 2 April 2004

The 1+ state of NaRb was studied by Fourier-transform spectroscopy. An accurate potential energy curve was derived from more than 8800 transitions in isotopomers 23Na85Rb and 23Na87Rb. This potential reproduces the experimental observations within their uncertainties of 0.003 cm−1–0.007 cm−1. The outer classical turning point of the last observed energy level (v=76, J=27) lies at ≈12.4 Å, leading to an energy of 4.5 cm−1 below the ground-state asymptote.

© 2004 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.69.042503
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.69.042503
PACS:
31.50.Bc, 33.20.Kf, 33.20.Vq, 33.50.Dq

*On leave from the Institute for Scientific Research in Telecommunications, ul. Hajdushka poliana 8, 1612 Sofia, Bulgaria.