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Probing Efimov discrete scaling in an atom-molecule collision

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Autor(es):
Shalchi, M. A. ; Yamashita, M. T. ; Hadizadeh, M. R. ; Garrido, E. ; Tomio, Lauro ; Frederico, T.
Número total de Autores: 6
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: PHYSICAL REVIEW A; v. 97, n. 1, p. 6-pg., 2018-01-05.
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The discrete Efimov scaling behavior, well known in the low-energy spectrum of three-body bound systems for large scattering lengths (unitary limit), is identified in the energy dependence of an atom-molecule elastic cross section in mass-imbalanced systems. That happens in the collision of a heavy atom with mass m(H) with a weakly bound dimer formed by the heavy atom and a lighter one with mass m(L) << m(H). Approaching the heavy-light unitary limit, the s-wave elastic cross section sigma will present a sequence of zeros or minima at collision energies following closely the Efimov geometrical law. Our results, obtained with Faddeev calculations and supplemented by a Born-Oppenheimer analysis, open a perspective to detecting the discrete scaling behavior from low-energy scattering data, which is timely in view of the ongoing experiments with ultracold binary mixtures having strong mass asymmetries, such as lithium and cesium or lithium and ytterbium. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 16/01816-2 - Transição Dimensional em Sistemas de Poucos Átomos
Beneficiário:Marcelo Takeshi Yamashita
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
Processo FAPESP: 17/05660-0 - Estudos teóricos da estrutura e reações de núcleos exóticos e sistemas de muitos corpos
Beneficiário:Brett Vern Carlson
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático