Optical Zeeman Spectroscopy of Ytterbium Monofluoride, YbF

Ma Tongmei; Cleone Butler; John M. Brown; Colan Linton; Timothy Steimle

doi:10.1021/jp903596g

Optical Zeeman Spectroscopy of Ytterbium Monofluoride, YbF

Ma Tongmei, Cleone Butler, John M. Brown, Colan Linton, Timothy Steimle

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The Zeeman-induced shifts and splittings of low-J lines in the ⁰P ₁₂ branch of the (0,0) band of the A ²Π _1/2X ²Σ ⁺ electronic transition of a cold molecular beam sample of ytterbium monofluoride, YbF, have been recorded. The Zeeman spectra for the ¹⁷¹YbF, ¹⁷²YbF, and ¹⁷⁴YbF isotopologues have been analyzed using a standard effective Hamiltonian approach. The magnetic g-factors determined for the A ²Π _1/2(v = 0) state are rationalized using the predicted and observed electronic state distribution. The observed Zeeman tuning of the levels in the A ²Π _1/2(v = 0) state is unexpectedly large; this is caused by mixing with the B ²Σ ⁺ state.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	8038-8044
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Volume	113
Issue number	28
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jp903596g
State	Published - Jul 16 2009

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