Impact of the ligand deformation on the $\mathcal{P}$,$\mathcal{T}$-violation effects in the YbOH molecule

Abstract

The ytterbium monohydroxide is a promising molecule for a new physics searches. It is well known that levels of the opposite parity, separated by the energy split, so-called $l$-doublets, define the experimental electric field strength required for the molecule polarization. In addition, in our previous paper [Phys.Rev. A 105, L050801 (2022)] we have shown that the value of $l$-doubling directly influences the sensitivity of linear triatomic molecules to the $\mathcal{P}$,$\mathcal{T}$-odd effects. In our work [The JCP 155, 164301 (2021)] we have calculated the value of $l$-doubling for the YbOH molecule with approximation of fixed O-H bond length. Accounting the importance of this property, in the present study we consider the additional degree of freedom corresponding to the ligand (OH) deformation.

Comments: 5 pages, 3 figures