Cs 62 D J Rydberg-atom macrodimers formed by long-range multipole interaction

@article{Han2017Cs6D,
  title={Cs 62 D J Rydberg-atom macrodimers formed by long-range multipole interaction},
  author={Xiaoxuan Han and Suying Bai and Yuechun Jiao and Liping Hao and Yongmei Xue and Jianming Zhao and Suotang Jia and Georg Raithel},
  journal={Physical Review A},
  year={2017},
  volume={97},
  pages={031403}
}
Long-range macrodimers formed by $D$-state cesium Rydberg atoms are studied in experiments and calculations. Cesium ${[62{D}_{J}]}_{2}$ Rydberg-atom macrodimers, bonded via long-range multipole interaction, are prepared by two-color photoassociation in a cesium atom trap. The first color (pulse A) resonantly excites seed Rydberg atoms, while the second (pulse B, detuned by the molecular binding energy) resonantly excites the Rydberg-atom macrodimers below the ${[62{D}_{J}]}_{2}$ asymptotes. The… 
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