Formation of atomic tritium clusters and Bose-Einstein condensates

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作者
Blume, D [1 ]
Esry, BD
Greene, CH
Klausen, NN
Hanna, GJ
机构
[1] Washington State Univ, Dept Phys, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
[2] Kansas State Univ, Dept Phys, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
[3] Univ Colorado, JILA, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
[4] Univ Colorado, Dept Phys, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
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美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.163402
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:163402/1 / 163402/4
页数:4
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