Published August 22, 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Are there Efimov trimers in hexafluorobenzene rather than in benzene vapor itself?

  • 1. Department of Natural Sciences, West Virginia University – Institute of Technology, Montgomery, WV 25136 (United States)
  • 2. Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste (Italy)
  • 3. Oxford University, Oxford, England (United Kingdom)
  • 4. Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Groenborgerlaan 171, B-2020, Antwerp (Belgium)

Description

Is there a spectroscopic method to detect an Efimov state? Following our proposal of an Efimov state arising from three pseudo bosons (generalized Cooper pairs) in benzene, our spectroscopic studies have found no evidence of Efimov trimers (ET) in h6- or d6-benzene. However, hexafluoro-benzene has shown peaks that we attributed to ET and the pseudo bosons. The experimental evidence suggests that benzene pseudo bosons and subsequently ET are quite sensitive to the surroundings

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2014.08.027

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2014.08.027;
PII
S0375-9601(14)00856-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
378
Journal Issue
41
Journal Page Range
p. 3018-3020
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47009012
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BENZENE; BOSONS; COOPER PAIRS; EFIMOV EFFECT; ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; PEAKS; SPECTROSCOPY; VAPORS
Descriptors DEC
AROMATICS; FLUIDS; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS

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