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Effects of $p$-wave Interactions on Borromean Efimov Trimers in Heavy-Light Fermi Systems

Atomic Physics 2025-03-11 v2 Quantum Gases

Abstract

We investigate the effects of pp-wave interactions on Efimov trimers in systems comprising two identical heavy fermions and a light particle, with mass ratios larger than 13.613.6. Our focus lies on the borromean regime where the ground-state trimer exists in the absence of dimers. Using pair-wise Lennard-Jones potentials and concentrating on the Lπ=1L^{\pi} = 1^{-} symmetry, we explore the critical value of the interspecies ss-wave scattering length aca_{c} at which the borromean state appears in several two-component particle systems. Our exploration encompasses the universal properties of aca_{c} and the influence of pp-wave fermion-fermion interactions on its value. We find that, in the absence of pp-wave fermion-fermion interactions, aca_{c} is determined universally by the van der Waals radius and mass ratio. However, the introduction of pp-wave fermion-fermion interactions unveiled a departure from this universality. Our calculations show that the critical interspecies scattering length aca_{c} now depends on the details of the fermion-fermion pp-wave interaction. And, the presence of pp-wave fermion-fermion interactions favors the formation of the borromean state. Additionally, our investigation reveals that Efimov effect in the 11^{-} symmetry persist even when the fermion-fermion interaction reaches the pp-wave unitary limit.

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@article{arxiv.2307.12598,
  title  = {Effects of $p$-wave Interactions on Borromean Efimov Trimers in Heavy-Light Fermi Systems},
  author = {Cai-Yun Zhao and Hui-Li Han and Ting-Yun Shi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.12598},
  year   = {2025}
}

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17 pages,10 figures