P-wave Feshbach resonances of ultra-cold $^6$Li
Quantum Physics
2009-11-10 v2 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
We report the observation of three p-wave Feshbach resonances of Li atoms in the lowest hyperfine state . The positions of the resonances are in good agreement with theory. We study the lifetime of the cloud in the vicinity of the Feshbach resonances and show that depending on the spin states, 2- or 3-body mechanisms are at play. In the case of dipolar losses, we observe a non-trivial temperature dependence that is well explained by a simple model.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0406085,
title = {P-wave Feshbach resonances of ultra-cold $^6$Li},
author = {J. Zhang and E. G. M. Van Kempen and T. Bourdel and L. Khaykovich and J. Cubizolles and F. Chevy and M. Teichmann and L. Tarruell and S. J. J. M. F. Kokkelmans and C. Salomon},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0406085},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 5 figures, accepted by PRA