Photodissociation spectra of single trapped CaOH+ molecular ions

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Autores principales: Wu, Zhenlin, Walser, Stefan, Podlesnic, Verena, Isaza-Monsalve, Mariano, Mattivi, Elyas, Mu, Guanqun, Nardi, René, Gniewek, Piotr, Tomza, Michał, Furey, Brandon J., Schindler, Philipp
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author Wu, Zhenlin
Walser, Stefan
Podlesnic, Verena
Isaza-Monsalve, Mariano
Mattivi, Elyas
Mu, Guanqun
Nardi, René
Gniewek, Piotr
Tomza, Michał
Furey, Brandon J.
Schindler, Philipp
author_facet Wu, Zhenlin
Walser, Stefan
Podlesnic, Verena
Isaza-Monsalve, Mariano
Mattivi, Elyas
Mu, Guanqun
Nardi, René
Gniewek, Piotr
Tomza, Michał
Furey, Brandon J.
Schindler, Philipp
contents Molecular ions that are generated by chemical reactions with trapped atomic ions can serve as an accessible testbed for developing molecular quantum technologies. On the other hand, they are also a hindrance to scaling up quantum computers based on atomic ions as unavoidable reactions with background gas destroy the information carriers. Here, we investigate the single- and two-photon dissociation processes of single $\text{CaOH}^+$ molecular ions co-trapped in $\text{Ca}^+$ ion crystals using a femtosecond laser system. We report the photodissociation cross section spectra of $\text{CaOH}^+$ for single-photon processes at $λ=$245 - 275$\,$nm and for two-photon processes at $λ=$500 - 540$\,$nm. Measurements are interpreted with quantum-chemical calculations, which predict the photodissociation threshold for $\text{CaOH}^+\to \text{Ca}^++\text{OH}$ at 265$\,$nm. This result can serve as a basis for dissociation-based spectroscopy for studying the internal structure of $\text{CaOH}^+$. The result also gives a prescription for recycling $\text{Ca}^+$ ions in large-scale trapped $\text{Ca}^+$ quantum experiments from undesired $\text{CaOH}^+$ ions formed in the presence of background water vapor.
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spellingShingle Photodissociation spectra of single trapped CaOH+ molecular ions
Wu, Zhenlin
Walser, Stefan
Podlesnic, Verena
Isaza-Monsalve, Mariano
Mattivi, Elyas
Mu, Guanqun
Nardi, René
Gniewek, Piotr
Tomza, Michał
Furey, Brandon J.
Schindler, Philipp
Atomic Physics
Chemical Physics
Quantum Physics
Molecular ions that are generated by chemical reactions with trapped atomic ions can serve as an accessible testbed for developing molecular quantum technologies. On the other hand, they are also a hindrance to scaling up quantum computers based on atomic ions as unavoidable reactions with background gas destroy the information carriers. Here, we investigate the single- and two-photon dissociation processes of single $\text{CaOH}^+$ molecular ions co-trapped in $\text{Ca}^+$ ion crystals using a femtosecond laser system. We report the photodissociation cross section spectra of $\text{CaOH}^+$ for single-photon processes at $λ=$245 - 275$\,$nm and for two-photon processes at $λ=$500 - 540$\,$nm. Measurements are interpreted with quantum-chemical calculations, which predict the photodissociation threshold for $\text{CaOH}^+\to \text{Ca}^++\text{OH}$ at 265$\,$nm. This result can serve as a basis for dissociation-based spectroscopy for studying the internal structure of $\text{CaOH}^+$. The result also gives a prescription for recycling $\text{Ca}^+$ ions in large-scale trapped $\text{Ca}^+$ quantum experiments from undesired $\text{CaOH}^+$ ions formed in the presence of background water vapor.
title Photodissociation spectra of single trapped CaOH+ molecular ions
topic Atomic Physics
Chemical Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.10854