title: Formation of atomic tritium clusters and bose-einstein condensates.
abstract: We present an extensive study of the static and dynamic properties of systems of spin-polarized tritium atoms. In particular, we calculate the two-body |F,m(F)>=|0,0> s-wave scattering length and show that it can be manipulated via a Feshbach resonance at a field strength of about 870 G. Such a resonance might be exploited to make and control a Bose-Einstein condensate of tritium in the |0,0> state. It is further shown that the quartet tritium trimer is the only bound hydrogen isotope and that its single vibrational bound state is a Borromean state. The ground state properties of larger spin-polarized tritium clusters are also presented and compared with those of helium clusters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-2814, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blume
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Esry
authors.forename: Chris H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Klausen
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Hanna