Three-body Efimov physics near overlapping broad and narrow Feshbach resonances

POSTER

Abstract

We study three-body Efimov physics near a narrow Feshbach resonance which lies on top of a broader one. By modeling the two-body interactions with a single-channel potential, we can simultaneously reproduce the two-body physics of such overlapping resonances and make the three-body calculations tractable. Overlapping Feshbach resonances like these are not uncommon in alkali atom systems. In particular, the first experimental observation of an Efimov feature [1] utilized states in Cs that displayed this behavior. We will study Efimov physics in two regimes: (i) as a function of scattering length obtained by scanning across the narrow resonance in the presence of the large background scattering length provided by the broad resonance and (ii) as a function of scattering length obtained by scanning across the broad resonance to see the effect of the narrow resonance. In particular, we will test the limits of three-body universality in these situations by systematically investigating the three-body recombination rates. \\[4pt] [1] T. Kraemer {\it et al}, Nature {\bf 440}, 315 (2006).

Authors

  • Fatima Anis

    J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Dept. of Physics, Kansas State University, J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Kansas State University, J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University

  • Yujun Wang

    Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Department of Physics, Kansas State Uiversity, J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Dept. of Physics, Kansas State University

  • B.D. Esry

    Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Department of Physics, Kansas State Uiversity, J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Dept. of Physics, Kansas State University, J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Kansas State University, J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Kansas State University, J.R.Macdonald Laboratory, Department of Physics, Kansas State University