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_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'
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