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Observation of the Second Triatomic Resonance in Efimov’s Scenario

Huang, B.; Sidorenkov, L.A.; Grimm, R.; Hutson, J.M.

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B. Huang

L.A. Sidorenkov

R. Grimm



Abstract

We report the observation of a three-body recombination resonance in an ultracold gas of cesium atoms at a very large negative value of the s-wave scattering length. The resonance is identified as the second triatomic Efimov resonance, which corresponds to the situation where the first excited Efimov state appears at the threshold of three free atoms. This observation, together with a finite-temperature analysis and the known first resonance, allows the most accurate demonstration to date of the discrete scaling behavior at the heart of Efimov physics. For the system of three identical bosons, we obtain a scaling factor of 21.0(1.3), close to the ideal value of 22.7.

Citation

Huang, B., Sidorenkov, L., Grimm, R., & Hutson, J. (2014). Observation of the Second Triatomic Resonance in Efimov’s Scenario. Physical Review Letters, 112(19), Article 190401. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.112.190401

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 26, 2014
Online Publication Date May 12, 2014
Publication Date May 1, 2014
Deposit Date May 14, 2014
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Physical Review Letters
Print ISSN 0031-9007
Electronic ISSN 1079-7114
Publisher American Physical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 112
Issue 19
Article Number 190401
DOI https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.112.190401

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