Observation and laser spectroscopy of ytterbium monomethoxide, <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:msub><mml:mi>YbOCH</mml:mi><mml:mn>3</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:math>
Benjamin L. Augenbraun, Zack Lasner, Alexander Frenett, Hiromitsu Sawaoka, Anh Le, John M. Doyle, Timothy C. Steimle
Abstract
The authors report on a series of new laser spectroscopic measurements of the lowest-lying electronic states of YbOCH${}_{3}$, a molecule that is of interest for new laboratory tests of fundamental physics, in particular precision tests of parity and time-reversal-symmetry violation. The results indicate that YbOCH${}_{3}$ is suited to laser cooling, opening up a range of potential precision-measurement experiments that could set new limits on theories beyond the standard model.
Topics & Concepts
LaserAlgorithmSpectroscopyYtterbiumRange (aeronautics)PhysicsAnalytical Chemistry (journal)MathematicsOpticsMaterials scienceChemistryQuantum mechanicsComposite materialChromatographyCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesQuantum, superfluid, helium dynamics