Spontaneous Dissociation of 85Rb Feshbach Molecules
Other Condensed Matter
2009-11-10 v2
Abstract
The spontaneous dissociation of 85Rb dimers in the highest lying vibrational level has been observed in the vicinity of the Feshbach resonance which was used to produce them. The molecular lifetime shows a strong dependence on magnetic field, varying by three orders of magnitude between 155.5 G and 162.2 G. Our measurements are in good agreement with theoretical predictions in which molecular dissociation is driven by inelastic spin relaxation. Molecule lifetimes of tens of milliseconds can be achieved close to resonance.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0408144,
title = {Spontaneous Dissociation of 85Rb Feshbach Molecules},
author = {S. T. Thompson and E. Hodby and C. E. Wieman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0408144},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 3 figures