Radio Frequency Association of Efimov Trimers
Quantum Gases
2010-11-24 v3
Abstract
The quantum-mechanical three-body problem is one of the fundamental challenges of few-body physics. When the two-body interactions become resonant, an infinite series of universal three-body bound states is predicted to occur, whose properties are determined by the strength of the two-body interactions. We report on the association and direct observation of a trimer state consisting of three distinguishable fermions using radio-frequency (RF) spectroscopy. The measurements of its binding energy are consistent with theoretical predictions which include non-universal corrections.
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@article{arxiv.1006.2241,
title = {Radio Frequency Association of Efimov Trimers},
author = {Thomas Lompe and Timo B. Ottenstein and Friedhelm Serwane and Andre N. Wenz and Gerhard Zürn and Selim Jochim},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1006.2241},
year = {2010}
}
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12 pages, 6 figures