Electric-dipole moment of CaF (<i>X</i> 2Σ+) by molecular beam, laser-rf, double-resonance study of Stark splittings

Abstract

The molecular beam, laser-rf, double-resonance technique has been used to measure the electric-dipole moment of the X 2Σ+ (v=0) electronic ground state of CaF. The moment was determined to be 3.07(7) D by measuring the Stark shifts of rf transitions within specified rovibrational states of X 2Σ+.