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Photoassociation of ultracold heteronuclear 6Li7Li molecules is observed inside a combined magneto-optical trap for 6Li and 7Li. The trapped atomic cloud is illuminated by a tunable single-mode laser and the number of trapped 7Li atoms is monitored by absorption spectroscopy. Characteristic hyperfine resolved spectra have been recorded for singlet spin orientation. Interesting saturation effects have been observed.
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Received: 12 July 2001 / Revised version: 1 October 2001 / Published online: 23 November 2001
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Schlöder, U., Silber, C. & Zimmermann, C. Photoassociation of heteronuclear lithium. Appl Phys B 73, 801–805 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400100746
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400100746