Phys. Rev. A 80, 043410 (2009) [5 pages]Manipulating ultracold polar molecules with microwave radiation: The influence of hyperfine structureReceived 28 May 2009; published 15 October 2009 We calculate the microwave spectra of ultracold 40K87Rb alkali-metal dimers, including hyperfine interactions and in the presence of electric and magnetic fields. We show that microwave transitions may be used to transfer molecules between different hyperfine states, but only because of the presence of nuclear quadrupole interactions. Hyperfine splittings may also complicate the use of ultracold molecules for quantum computing. The spectrum of molecules oriented in electric fields may be simplified dramatically by applying a simultaneous magnetic field. © 2009 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.80.043410
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.80.043410
PACS:
37.10.Pq, 33.15.Pw, 03.67.Lx, 31.15.aj
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