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arxiv: 1612.05169 · v1 · pith:XCEEGCT7new · submitted 2016-12-15 · ❄️ cond-mat.quant-gas

Testing universality of Efimov physics across broad and narrow Feshbach resonances

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Efimov physics is a universal phenomenon arising in quantum three-body systems. For systems with resonant two-body interactions, Efimov predicted an infinite series of three-body bound states with geometric scaling symmetry. These Efimov states were first observed in cold Cs atoms and have since been reported in a variety of atomic systems. While theories predict non-universal behavior for narrow Feshbach resonances, experiments on Efimov resonances are so far consistent with predictions based on universal theories. Here we directly compare the Efimov spectra in a $^6$Li-$^{133}$Cs mixture near two Feshbach resonances which are very different in their resonance strengths but otherwise almost identical. Our result shows a clear dependence of the Efimov resonance positions on Feshbach resonance strength and a clear departure from the universal prediction for the narrow Feshbach resonance.

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