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arXiv:1306.0144 · Physical Review Letters

Feshbach Resonance without a Closed-Channel Bound State

Y. Avishai, Y. B. Band, Marek Trippenbach

Published Oct 11, 2013• 4 citations
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Abstract

The physics of Feshbach resonance is analyzed using an analytic expression for the s-wave scattering phase shift and the scattering length a which we derive within a two-channel tight-binding model. Employing a unified treatment of bound states and resonances in terms of the Jost function, it is shown that, for strong interchannel coupling, Feshbach resonance can occur even when the closed channel does not have a bound state. This may extend the range of ultracold atomic systems that can be manipulated by Feshbach resonance. The dependence of the sign of a on the coupling strength in the unitary limit is elucidated. As a by-product, analytic expressions are derived for the background scattering length, the external magnetic field at which resonance occurs, and the energy shift ε-ε(B), where ε is the scattering energy and ε(B) is the bound-state energy in the closed channel (when there is one).

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.111.155301

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Feshbach resonances are commonly described by a single-resonance Feshbach model, and open-channel resonances are not taken into account explicitly. However, an open-channel resonance near threshold limits the range of validity of this model. Such a situation exists when the background scattering length is much larger than the range of the interatomic potential. The open-channel resonance introduces strong threshold effects not included in the single-resonance description. We derive an easy-to-use analytical model that takes into account both the Feshbach resonance and the open-channel resonance. We apply our model to 85Rb^{85}\mathrm{Rb}85Rb, which has a large background scattering length, and show that the agreement with coupled-channel calculations is excellent. The model can be readily applied to other atomic systems with a large background scattering length, such as 6Li^{6}\mathrm{Li}6Li and 133Cs^{133}\mathrm{Cs}133Cs. Our approach provides full insight into the underlying physics of the interplay between open-channel (or potential) resonances and Feshbach resonances.