Interisotope determination of ultracold rubidium interactions from three high-precision experiments

Combining the measured binding energies of four of the most weakly bound rovibrational levels of the 87Rb2 molecule with results of two other recent high-precision experiments, we obtain exceptionally strong constraints on the atomic interaction parameters in a highly model independent analysis. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2002-03, Vol.88 (9), p.093201-093201, Article 093201
Hauptverfasser: van Kempen, E G M, Kokkelmans, S J J M F, Heinzen, D J, Verhaar, B J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Combining the measured binding energies of four of the most weakly bound rovibrational levels of the 87Rb2 molecule with results of two other recent high-precision experiments, we obtain exceptionally strong constraints on the atomic interaction parameters in a highly model independent analysis. The comparison of (85)Rb and (87)Rb data, where the two isotopes are related by a mass scaling procedure, plays a crucial role. We predict scattering lengths, clock shifts, and Feshbach resonances with an unprecedented level of accuracy. Two of the Feshbach resonances occur at easily accessible magnetic fields in mixed-spin channels. One is related to a d-wave shape resonance.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.88.093201