Efimov physics in {sup 6}Li atoms

Journal Article · Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.81.013605· OSTI ID:21388769

Braaten, Eric ^[1]; Hammer, H -W ^[2]; Kang, Daekyoung; Platter, Lucas ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (United States)
2. Helmholtz-Institut fuer Strahlen- und Kernphysik (Theorie) and Bethe Center for Theoretical Physics, Universitaet Bonn, 53115 Bonn (Germany)

A new narrow three-atom loss resonance associated with an Efimov trimer crossing the three-atom threshold has recently been discovered in a many-body system of ultracold {sup 6}Li atoms in the three lowest hyperfine spin states at a magnetic field near 895 G. O'Hara and coworkers have used measurements of the three-body recombination rate in this region to determine the complex three-body parameter associated with Efimov physics. Using this parameter as the input, we calculate the universal predictions for the spectrum of Efimov states and for the three-body recombination rate in the universal region above 600 G where all three scattering lengths are large. We predict an atom-dimer loss resonance at 672+-2 G associated with an Efimov trimer disappearing through an atom-dimer threshold. We also predict an interference minimum in the three-body recombination rate at 759+-1 G where the three-spin mixture may be sufficiently stable to allow experimental study of the many-body system.

• OSTI ID: 21388769
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 81, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.81.013605; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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