Ultracold Li + Li₂ collisions: Bosonic and fermionic cases

Cvitas, M.T.; Soldan, P.; Hutson, J.M.; Honvault, P.; Launay, J.M.

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.94.033201

Ultracold Li + Li₂ collisions: Bosonic and fermionic cases

Cvitas, M.T.; Soldan, P.; Hutson, J.M.; Honvault, P.; Launay, J.M.

Authors

M.T. Cvitas

P. Soldan

Professor Jeremy Hutson j.m.hutson@durham.ac.uk
Professor

P. Honvault

J.M. Launay

Abstract

We have carried out quantum dynamical calculations of vibrational quenching in Li Li2 collisions for both bosonic 7Li and fermionic 6Li. These are the first ever such calculations involving fermionic atoms. We find that for the low initial vibrational states considered here (v 3), the quenching rates are not suppressed for fermionic atoms. This contrasts with the situation found experimentally for molecules formed via Feshbach resonances in very high vibrational states.

Citation

Cvitas, M., Soldan, P., Hutson, J., Honvault, P., & Launay, J. (2005). Ultracold Li + Li₂ collisions: Bosonic and fermionic cases. Physical Review Letters, 94(3), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.94.033201

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	2005-01
Deposit Date	Apr 5, 2007
Publicly Available Date	Sep 20, 2010
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Print ISSN	0031-9007
Electronic ISSN	1079-7114
Publisher	American Physical Society
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	94
Issue	3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.94.033201