https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530070018
Realization of a Ramsey-Bordé matter wave interferometer on the K2 molecule
Institut für Quantenoptik, Universität Hannover, Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover, Germany
Received:
13
March
2000
Published online: 15 November 2000
We show first results and systematic investigations of
a matter wave interferometer with the K2 molecule, using a
transition between the electronic ground state X 
and the state b 
. This spin forbidden
transition is observable due to spin-orbit coupling between the
states b and A 
. The experimental results are
compared with numerical simulations, which show the power of the interferometer to observe small phase shifts by weak
interactions.
PACS: 03.75.Dg – Atom and neutron interferometry / 42.50.Vk – Mechanical effects of light on atoms, molecules, electrons, and ions / 42.62.Fi – Laser spectroscopy
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2000
