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arxiv: 1303.3843 · v1 · pith:ZTYK67AKnew · submitted 2013-03-15 · ❄️ cond-mat.quant-gas · physics.atom-ph

Universality of the three-body Efimov parameter at narrow Feshbach resonances

classification ❄️ cond-mat.quant-gas physics.atom-ph
keywords three-bodyresonancesnarrowparameterscatteringefimovfeshbachalready
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We measure the critical scattering length for the appearance of the first three-body bound state, or Efimov three-body parameter, at seven different Feshbach resonances in ultracold 39K atoms. We study both intermediate and narrow resonances, where the three-body spectrum is expected to be determined by the non-universal coupling of two scattering channels. We observe instead approximately the same universal relation of the three-body parameter with the two-body van der Waals radius already found for broader resonances, which can be modeled with a single channel. This unexpected observation suggests the presence of a new regime for three-body scattering at narrow resonances.

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