Cold hybrid ion-atom systems

M Tomza, K Jachymski, R Gerritsma, A Negretti… - Reviews of modern …, 2019 - APS
Hybrid systems of laser-cooled trapped ions and ultracold atoms combined in a single
experimental setup have recently emerged as a new platform for fundamental research in …

Electronic structure, cold ion–atom elastic collision properties and possibility of laser cooling of BeCs+ molecular ion

H Ladjimi, W Zrafi, M Farjallah, M Bejaoui… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The BeCs+ system represents a possible future candidate for the realization of samples of
cold or ultra-cold molecular ion species that have not yet been investigated experimentally …

Accurate ab initio calculations of adiabatic energy and dipole moment: Prospects for the formation of cold Alkaline-Earth-Francium molecular ions ALKE-Fr+ (ALKE …

W Zrafi, L Hela, H Berriche - Physica Scripta, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Alkaline-earth and alkali-metal mixtures have an electronic structure that is perfect for laser
cooling. This makes them highly attractive for trapping and laser cooling experiments …

Cold collisions between alkali metals and alkaline-earth metals in the heteronuclear atom-ion system

D Sardar, S Naskar - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
In a recent experiment [P. Weckesser et al., Nature (London) 600, 429 (2021) 0028-0836
10.1038/s41586-021-04112-y], the quantum s-wave regime was attained for an alkali-metal …

Accurate Ab Initio Investigation of Electronic and Radiative Properties, and Cross Sections for Charged Diatomic Systems FrLi+ and FrNa+

C Ghanmi, H Berriche - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
This paper presents an extensive ab initio investigation of the electronic properties and
elastic collisions of charged diatomic systems FrLi+ and FrNa+. We employ an accurate ab …

Electronic structure of ground and low-lying excited states of BaLi+ molecular ion: spin-orbit effect, radiative lifetimes and Franck-Condon factor

S Akkari, W Zrafi, H Ladjimi, M Bejaoui… - Physica …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The study of BaLi+ and its reactivity plays a crucial role in advancing our understanding of
chemical bonding or reaction mechanisms. The aim of this work is to represent a complete …

Spectroscopic, structural and lifetime calculations of the ground and low-lying excited states of the BeNa+, BeK+, and BeRb+ molecular ions

H Ladjimi, M Farjallah, H Berriche - Physica Scripta, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Based on the ab-initio approach and using the non-empirical pseudo-potential formalism for
Be 2+, Na+, K+ and Rb+ cores, large Gaussian basis sets and full valence configuration …

Electronic Structure, Spectroscopy, Cold Ion–Atom Elastic Collision Properties, and Photoassociation Formation Prediction of the (MgCs)+ Molecular Ion

M Farjallah, D Sardar, B Deb, H Berriche - Atoms, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we extensively study the electronic structure, interactions, and dynamics of the
(MgCs)+ molecular ion. The exchanges between the alkaline atom and the low-energy …

Electronic structure and photoassociation scheme of ultracold (MgK+) molecular ions

M Farjallah, D Sardar, N El-Kork, B Deb… - Journal of Physics B …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The adiabatic potential energy curves, permanent and transition dipole moments (TDMs) of
the highly-excited states of the MgK+ molecular ion have been computed as a function of the …

Characterization of the electronic ground state of Mg2+ by PFI-ZEKE photoelectron spectroscopy

M Génévriez, M Holdener, C Kreis, F Merkt - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
The X+ 2 Σ u+ ground electronic state of the Mg 2+ ion has been studied by pulsed-field-
ionization zero-kinetic-energy (PFI-ZEKE) photoelectron spectroscopy. Rotationally cold Mg …