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Efimov physics beyond universality

Quantum Gases 2012-12-18 v4 Other Condensed Matter High Energy Physics - Theory Quantum Physics

Abstract

We provide an exact solution of the Efimov spectrum in ultracold gases within the standard two-channel model for Feshbach resonances. It is shown that the finite range in the Feshbach coupling makes the introduction of an adjustable three-body parameter obsolete. The solution explains the empirical relation between the scattering length a_- where the first Efimov state appears at the atom threshold and the van der Waals length l_vdw for open channel dominated resonances. There is a continuous crossover to the closed channel dominated limit, where the scale in the energy level diagram as a function of the inverse scattering length 1/a is set by the intrinsic length r* associated with the Feshbach coupling. Our results provide a number of predictions for non-universal ratios between energies and scattering lengths that can be tested in future experiments.

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@article{arxiv.1201.4310,
  title  = {Efimov physics beyond universality},
  author = {Richard Schmidt and Steffen Patrick Rath and Wilhelm Zwerger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.4310},
  year   = {2012}
}

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6 pages, 4 figures; final version

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