期刊
NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
卷 23, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/ac3ff8
关键词
ultracold molecules; sticky collisions; ultracold scattering; Feshbach resonances
资金
- UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) [EP/P01058X/1]
- EPSRC [EP/P01058X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
The study explores the energy state density and fine structure of three-atom complexes formed by alkali-metal diatomic molecules with alkali-metal atoms, considering the Fermi contact interaction that may cause spin exchange leading to inelastic collisions.
We explore the properties of three-atom complexes of alkali-metal diatomic molecules with alkali-metal atoms, which may be formed in ultracold collisions. We estimate the densities of vibrational states at the energy of atom-diatom collisions, and find values ranging from 2.2 to 350 K-1. However, this density does not account for electronic near-degeneracy or electron and nuclear spins. We consider the fine and hyperfine structure expected for such complexes. The Fermi contact interaction between electron and nuclear spins can cause spin exchange between atomic and molecular spins. It can drive inelastic collisions, with resonances of three distinct types, each with a characteristic width and peak height in the inelastic rate coefficient. Some of these resonances are broad enough to overlap and produce a background loss rate that is approximately proportional to the number of outgoing inelastic channels. Spin exchange can increase the density of states from which laser-induced loss may occur.
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