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Measurement of optical Feshbach resonances in an ideal gas.

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Blatt, S; Nicholson, TL; Bloom, BJ; Williams, JR; Thomsen, JW; Julienne, PS; Ye, J
Published in: Physical review letters
August 2011

Using a narrow intercombination line in alkaline earth atoms to mitigate large inelastic losses, we explore the optical Feshbach resonance effect in an ultracold gas of bosonic (88)Sr. A systematic measurement of three resonances allows precise determinations of the optical Feshbach resonance strength and scaling law, in agreement with coupled-channel theory. Resonant enhancement of the complex scattering length leads to thermalization mediated by elastic and inelastic collisions in an otherwise ideal gas. Optical Feshbach resonance could be used to control atomic interactions with high spatial and temporal resolution.

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Physical review letters

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1079-7114

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0031-9007

Publication Date

August 2011

Volume

107

Issue

7

Start / End Page

073202

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences
 

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Blatt, S., Nicholson, T. L., Bloom, B. J., Williams, J. R., Thomsen, J. W., Julienne, P. S., & Ye, J. (2011). Measurement of optical Feshbach resonances in an ideal gas. Physical Review Letters, 107(7), 073202. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.107.073202
Blatt, S., T. L. Nicholson, B. J. Bloom, J. R. Williams, J. W. Thomsen, P. S. Julienne, and J. Ye. “Measurement of optical Feshbach resonances in an ideal gas.Physical Review Letters 107, no. 7 (August 2011): 073202. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.107.073202.
Blatt S, Nicholson TL, Bloom BJ, Williams JR, Thomsen JW, Julienne PS, et al. Measurement of optical Feshbach resonances in an ideal gas. Physical review letters. 2011 Aug;107(7):073202.
Blatt, S., et al. “Measurement of optical Feshbach resonances in an ideal gas.Physical Review Letters, vol. 107, no. 7, Aug. 2011, p. 073202. Epmc, doi:10.1103/physrevlett.107.073202.
Blatt S, Nicholson TL, Bloom BJ, Williams JR, Thomsen JW, Julienne PS, Ye J. Measurement of optical Feshbach resonances in an ideal gas. Physical review letters. 2011 Aug;107(7):073202.

Published In

Physical review letters

DOI

EISSN

1079-7114

ISSN

0031-9007

Publication Date

August 2011

Volume

107

Issue

7

Start / End Page

073202

Related Subject Headings

  • General Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences