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Triplet s-wave resonance in [Formula Presented] collisions and scattering lengths of [Formula Presented] and [Formula Presented]

  • E. R.I. Abraham
  • , W. I. McAlexander
  • , J. M. Gerton
  • , R. G. Hulet
  • , R. Côté
  • , A. Dalgarno
  • Rice University
  • Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr. for A.

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Abstract

The triplet s-wave scattering length of [Formula Presented] is determined using two-photon photoassociative spectroscopy of the diatomic a[Formula Presented] state of [Formula Presented]. The measured binding energy of the highest-lying bound state, combined with knowledge of the potential, determines the s-wave scattering length to be (-2160±250)[Formula Presented], where [Formula Presented] is the Bohr radius. This extraordinarily large scattering length signifies a near-threshold resonance. A complete table of singlet and triplet scattering lengths for collisions involving [Formula Presented] and [Formula Presented] determined from this and our previous spectroscopic investigations is given.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)R3299-R3302
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume55
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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