title: Spectroscopic detection of the LiHe molecule.
abstract: We use cryogenic helium buffer-gas cooling to form large densities of lithium atoms in a high-density helium gas, from which LiHe molecules form by three-body recombination. These weakly bound van der Waals molecules are detected spectroscopically, and their binding energy is measured from their equilibrium thermodynamic properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA.
authors.forename: Naima
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tariq
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA.
authors.forename: Nada
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al Taisan
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Weinstein