--- _id: '2139' abstract: - lang: eng text: Recently it has been shown that pairs of atoms can form metastable bonds due to non-conservative forces induced by dissipation [Lemeshko&Weimer, Nature Comm. 4, 2230 (2013)]. Here we study the dynamics of interaction-induced coherent population trapping - the process responsible for the formation of dissipatively bound molecules. We derive the effective dissipative potentials induced between ultracold atoms by laser light, and study the time evolution of the scattering states. We demonstrate that binding occurs on short timescales of ~10 microseconds, even if the initial kinetic energy of the atoms significantly exceeds the depth of the dissipative potential. Dissipatively-bound molecules with preordained bond lengths and vibrational wavefunctions can be created and detected in current experiments with ultracold atoms. acknowledgement: The work was supported by the NSF through a grant for the Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics at Harvard University and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory author: - first_name: Mikhail full_name: Mikhail Lemeshko id: 37CB05FA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Lemeshko orcid: 0000-0002-6990-7802 citation: ama: Lemeshko M. Manipulating scattering of ultracold atoms with light-induced dissipation. Frontiers Physics. 2013;1(17). doi:10.3389/fphy.2013.00017 apa: Lemeshko, M. (2013). Manipulating scattering of ultracold atoms with light-induced dissipation. Frontiers Physics. Frontiers Media. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2013.00017 chicago: Lemeshko, Mikhail. “Manipulating Scattering of Ultracold Atoms with Light-Induced Dissipation.” Frontiers Physics. Frontiers Media, 2013. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2013.00017. ieee: M. Lemeshko, “Manipulating scattering of ultracold atoms with light-induced dissipation,” Frontiers Physics, vol. 1, no. 17. Frontiers Media, 2013. ista: Lemeshko M. 2013. Manipulating scattering of ultracold atoms with light-induced dissipation. Frontiers Physics. 1(17). mla: Lemeshko, Mikhail. “Manipulating Scattering of Ultracold Atoms with Light-Induced Dissipation.” Frontiers Physics, vol. 1, no. 17, Frontiers Media, 2013, doi:10.3389/fphy.2013.00017. short: M. Lemeshko, Frontiers Physics 1 (2013). date_created: 2018-12-11T11:55:56Z date_published: 2013-10-07T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2021-01-12T06:55:32Z day: '07' doi: 10.3389/fphy.2013.00017 extern: 1 intvolume: ' 1' issue: '17' main_file_link: - open_access: '1' url: http://arxiv.org/abs/1307.8129 month: '10' oa: 1 publication: Frontiers Physics publication_status: published publisher: Frontiers Media publist_id: '4885' quality_controlled: 0 status: public title: Manipulating scattering of ultracold atoms with light-induced dissipation type: journal_article volume: 1 year: '2013' ...