Efimov physics beyond universality

We provide an exact solution of the Efimov spectrum in ultracold gases within the standard two-channel model for Feshbach resonances. It is shown that the finite range in the Feshbach coupling makes the introduction of an adjustable three-body parameter obsolete. The solution explains the empirical...

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Veröffentlicht in:The European physical journal. B, Condensed matter physics Condensed matter physics, 2012-11, Vol.85 (11), Article 386
Hauptverfasser: Schmidt, R., Rath, S.P., Zwerger, W.
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Zusammenfassung:We provide an exact solution of the Efimov spectrum in ultracold gases within the standard two-channel model for Feshbach resonances. It is shown that the finite range in the Feshbach coupling makes the introduction of an adjustable three-body parameter obsolete. The solution explains the empirical relation between the scattering length a − where the first Efimov state appears at the atom threshold and the van der Waals length l vdw for open-channel dominated resonances. There is a continuous crossover to the closed-channel dominated limit, where the scale in the energy level diagram as a function of the inverse scattering length 1  /   a is set by the intrinsic length r ⋆ associated with the Feshbach coupling. Our results provide a number of predictions for the deviations from universal scaling relations between energies and scattering lengths that can be tested in future experiments.
ISSN:1434-6028
1434-6036
DOI:10.1140/epjb/e2012-30841-3