Published March 19, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Colliding Bose-Einstein Condensates to Observe Efimov Physics

  • 1. Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506 (United States)
  • 2. JILA, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, Colorado, 80309-0440 (United States)
  • 3. Institut fuer Experimentalphysik und Zentrum fuer Quantenphysik, Universitaet Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, A-6020 Innsbruck (Austria)

Description

We explore the manifestation of Efimov physics through the collision energy dependence of the three-body scattering observables and propose that it can be measured by observing atom loss in collisions of Bose-Einstein condensates. Our study shows that log-periodic Efimov features in the scattering observables extend beyond the usual threshold regime to nonzero collision energies and result from two interfering pathways. Further, these oscillations have a one-to-one connection with the scattering length oscillations at zero energy and thus to Efimov states themselves.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
104
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 113201-113201.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41115465
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ATOMS; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; COLLISIONS; EFIMOV EFFECT; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; OSCILLATIONS; PERIODICITY; SCATTERING; SCATTERING LENGTHS; THREE-BODY PROBLEM
Descriptors DEC
DIMENSIONS; LENGTH; MANY-BODY PROBLEM; VARIATIONS

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