Degenerate atom-molecule mixture in a cold Fermi gas
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-10 v3
Abstract
We show that the atom-molecule mixture formed in a degenerate atomic Fermi gas with interspecies repulsion near a Feshbach resonance, constitutes a peculiar system where the atomic component is almost non-degenerate but quantum degeneracy of molecules is important. We develop a thermodynamic approach for studying this mixture, explain experimental observations and predict optimal conditions for achieving molecular BEC.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0308384,
title = {Degenerate atom-molecule mixture in a cold Fermi gas},
author = {S. J. J. M. F. Kokkelmans and G. V. Shlyapnikov and C. Salomon},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0308384},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 3 figures