Collisional properties of p-wave Feshbach molecules.
We have observed p-wave Feshbach molecules for all three combinations of the two lowest hyperfine spin states of 6Li. By creating a pure molecular sample in an optical trap, we measured the inelastic collision rates of p-wave molecules. We have also measured the elastic collision rate from the thermalization rate of a breathing mode which was excited spontaneously upon molecular formation.
ERATO Macroscopic Quantum Control Project, JST, Yayoi, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
Yasuhisa
Y
Inada
Munekazu
M
Horikoshi
Shuta
S
Nakajima
Makoto
M
Kuwata-Gonokami
Masahito
M
Ueda
Takashi
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Mukaiyama