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Cold molecules. Mike Tarbutt. Lecture 1 – The electronic, vibrational and rotational structure of molecules. Lecture 2 – Transitions in molecules. Lecture 3 – Making cold molecules from cold atoms. Lecture 4 – The Stark shift. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Cold moleculesMike Tarbutt
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Outline
• Lecture 1 – The electronic, vibrational and rotational structure of molecules.• Lecture 2 – Transitions in molecules.• Lecture 3 – Direct laser cooling of molecules.• Lecture 4 – Making cold molecules from cold atoms.• Lecture 5 – Guest lecture on magneto-association from Simon Cornish.• Lecture 6 – The Stark shift.• Lecture 7 – Decelerating, storing and trapping molecules with electric fields.
Review articles:• “Molecule formation in ultracold atomic gases”, J.M. Hutson and P Soldan,
International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 25, 497 (2006)• “Production and application of translationally cold molecules”, H.L. Bethlem and G.
Meijer, International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 22, 73 (2003)
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Electronic, vibrational and rotational structure
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Born-Oppenheimer approximation
Nuclear mass ~104 times electronic massNuclei move very slowly compared to electrons
Solve the electronic Schrodinger equation with “frozen nuclei”Do this for many different values of internuclear separation, R
Obtain electronic energies as functions of R – potential energy curvesThen solve the Schrodinger equation for the nuclear motion
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TN 22MA A
2 22MB B
2
Te i1
N 22mi
2
V ZAZBe240R e2
40 i1N ZAriA
ZBriB
e2
40 ij1
N 1rij
The Hamiltonian for a diatomic molecule (*non-relativistic)
H TN Te V
Kinetic energy of nuclei
Kinetic energy of electrons
Coulomb potential between electrons and nuclei
I’ll use subscripts A and B to denote the two nuclei, and the index i to label all the electrons
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RCM MARAMBRBMA MB , R RA RB
Let’s immediately simplify the nuclear kinetic energy term using centre-of-mass coordinates and relative coordinates:
TN 22MA A
2 22MB B
2This transforms the nuclear kinetic energy from
TN 22M RCM
2 22 R2to
M MA MB MAMBMA MB
We’re interested in the internal energy of the molecule, not the translation of the centre of mass
Remove the centre-of-mass motion…
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Let’s first solve a different problem!
Clamp the nuclei in place at a fixed separation R,.
The equation to solve is the same, except that the nuclear kinetic energy vanishes.
H e T e VElectronic Hamiltonian
HeqR; ri EqRqR; riElectronic wave equation
qR ; r i EqRand are a set of eigenfunctions and eigenvalues, each corresponding to an electronic state
This electronic wave equation can be solved using the same techniques as in the atomic case (e.g. Hartree-Fock)
TN Te VR, ri E R, riNeed to solve:
q p pqN.B. The eigenfunctions form a complete set at every value of R:
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Potential curves…
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R, ri qqR; riqRLet’s now expand the complete wavefunction on the basis of the electronic eigenfunctions:
He TN ER, ri 0Substitute this expansion into the full Schrodinger equation,He TN E qqR; riqR 0
…and use the result HeqR; ri EqRqR; riqTN EqR EqR; riqR 0
nMultiply by , integrate over electronic coordinates, and use the orthonormality condition:EnR En q dri nTNqq 0
Electronic wavefunctions Nuclear wavefunctions
…an infinite set of coupled differential equations which determine the nuclear wavefunctions
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Adiabatic approximation - the nuclear motion does not mix the electronic states – then the set of equations uncouple:
Simplify...
Neglect the 2nd and 3rd terms (it turns out they are very small)...
22 R
2 EnR E nR 0Then we obtain a much simpler equation for the nuclear wavefunction:
Nuclear kinetic energy
Effective potential for nuclear motion
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Separate the nuclear wave equation… 22 R
2 EnR E nR 0
R , , R 1f Rg , Central potential – Separate into radial and angular parts:
g, YJM, As always for a central potential, the angular functions are spherical harmonics:
22 2
R2 JJ 12R2 EnR E fR 0
Then we’re left with a fairly simple looking radial equation…
They are eigenfunctions of J2 and Jz
J2YJM JJ 1YJMJz YJM M YJM
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Solve the radial equation… 22
2 R2 JJ 1
2R2 EnR E fR 0Could solve this numerically, or find an approximate solution for R close to R0
EnR EnR0 En R R0R R0 1
22En R2 R0
R R02 ...
1) Set R=R0 in the denominator of the second term. 2) Expand En(R) in a Taylor series about R0
EnR EnR0 12 kR R02 ... k 2En
R2 R0where
22 2
R2 JJ 12R02
EnR0 12kR R02 E fR 0
Er E EnR0 Ev ErDefine Ev such that the total energy is
We’re left with a harmonic oscillator equation:
22
2 R2 1
2k R R02 Ev f R 0
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SummarySolve the electronic wave equation with fixed nuclei
Repeat for many different R to obtain potential curves
These appear as the potential in the nuclear wave equation
Can separate and (approximately) solve this wave equation
Ev v 12 km ' , k d 2EeRd R2 RR0EJ B JJ 1B 2
2I ; I moment of inertia
The total energy is E EnR0 Ev Er
The total wavefunctions are products of electronic, vibrational and rotational eigenstates
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Electronic frequencies ~ 1015 Hz
Energy scales
Vibrational frequencies ~ 5 1013 Hz
Rotational frequencies ~ 1010 - 1012 Hz
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Things we’ve left out...
Coupling terms neglected in the Born-Oppenheimer approximation
Centrifugal distortion
Spin-orbit interaction
Spin-rotation interaction
Spin-spin interaction
Lambda doubling
Magnetic hyperfine interactions
Electric quadrupole interactions
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Some molecular notationRemember how it goes for an atom: (configuration) 2S+1LJ
e.g. Ground state of sodium: 1s22s22p63s 2S1/2
What are the “good quantum numbers” for a diatomic molecule (which operators commute with the Hamiltonian)?
The lack of spherical symmetry in a diatomic molecule means that L2 does not commute with H. However, to a good approximation, Lz does commute with H when the z-axis is taken along the
internuclear axis. Therefore, the projection of the total orbital angular momentum onto the internuclear axis is (approximately) a good quantum number – labelled by L, which can be S, P, D...
The electronic states of a molecule are labelled: (unique letter) 2S+1LW
X, A, B, C... Spin multiplicity
Projection of orbital angular momentum
onto internuclear axis
Projection of total angular momentum
onto internuclear axis
Can also include the vibrational state v, and the total angular momentum J
e.g. one of the excited states of CaF is written: A 2P3/2 (v=2, J=7/2)