Characterization of Feshbach resonances in $^6\mathrm{Li}{-}^7\mathrm{Li}$ using improved interaction potentials
Abstract
We characterize Feshbach resonances in all isotopologues of the system with improved interaction potentials. Starting from spectroscopically accurate Morse/long-range (MLR) potential-energy curves for the singlet () and triplet () electronic states of , we apply small phenomenological inner-wall adjustments (following Julienne and Hutson, Phys. Rev. A 89, 052715 (2014), arXiv:1404.2623v3) and fit the resulting potentials to threshold measurements for the and isotopologues, including binding energies, scattering lengths, and Feshbach resonance positions. Using the optimized potentials in coupled-channels scattering calculations, we predict and characterize s-wave Feshbach resonances in the isotopologue. In its lowest-energy hyperfine channel, all resonances are narrow ( G), strongly closed-channel dominated, and predominantly triplet in electronic spin character, in marked contrast to the homonuclear systems. These results provide a foundation for designing Raman optical-transfer pathways to produce ultracold molecules in deeply bound rovibrational levels of both the and potentials across all three isotopologues.
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@article{arxiv.2603.02361,
title = {Characterization of Feshbach resonances in $^6\mathrm{Li}{-}^7\mathrm{Li}$ using improved interaction potentials},
author = {Jing-Chen Zhang and Paul Julienne and Yu Liu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.02361},
year = {2026}
}
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12+2 pages, 6 figures