Vibronic quantum dynamics of ultralong-range high-$\ell$ Rydberg molecules

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.15489v1
• Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:16:25 GMT
• Title: Vibronic quantum dynamics of ultralong-range high-$\ell$ Rydberg molecules
• Abstract summary: We investigate the non-adiabatic quantum dynamics of ultralong-range Rydberg molecules using a vibronically coupled two-channel treatment.<n>The two channels are composed of coupled trilobite and butterfly electronic states, formed as a result of $S$-wave and $P$-wave scattering of high angular momentum Rydberg electrons with perturbing ground state atoms.
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• Abstract: We investigate the non-adiabatic quantum dynamics of ultralong-range Rydberg molecules using a vibronically coupled two-channel treatment. The two channels are composed of coupled trilobite and butterfly electronic states, formed as a result of $S$-wave and $P$-wave scattering of high angular momentum Rydberg electrons with perturbing ground state atoms. Within the Born-Oppenheimer treatment, the $P$-wave scattering channel introduces an adiabatic decay pathway that affects the stability and lifetimes of trilobite states. Our numerical results show that the vibronic coupling is dependent on the principal quantum number $n$, and for certain $n$ there is non-adiabatic stabilization against internal molecular decay, facilitating previously studied dynamical effects in pure trilobite molecules. Apart from the internal diffraction effect we also observe interesting multi-well tunneling effects, during low-energy oscillations for certain $n$-values. Our work serves to highlight that the unique $R$-dependent electronic structure of these polar molecules, along with high level densities, promise many exciting dynamical effects.

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