We develop and analyze a theoretical model which yields the shifts and widths of Feshbach resonances in an atomic waveguide. It is based on a multichannel approach for confinement-induced resonances (CIRs) and atomic transitions in the waveguides in the multimode regime. In this scheme we replace the single-channel scalar interatomic interaction by the four-channel tensorial potential modeling resonances of broad, narrow, and overlapping character according to the two-channel parametrization of Lange et al. [Phys. Rev. A 79, 013622 (2009)]. As an input the experimentally known parameters of Feshbach resonances in the absence of the waveguide are used. We calculate the shifts and widths of
s-,
d-, and
g-wave magnetic Feshbach resonances of Cs atoms emerging in harmonic waveguides as CIRs and resonant enhancement of the transmission at zeros of the free space scattering length. We have found the linear dependence of the width of the resonance on the longitudinal atomic momentum and quadratic dependence on the waveguide width. Our model opens possibilities for quantitative studies of the scattering processes in ultracold atomic gases in waveguides beyond the framework of
s-wave resonant scattering.
We analyze the scattering and bound state physics of a pair of atoms in a one-dimensional optical lattice interacting via a narrow Feshbach resonance. The lattice provides a structured continuum allowing for the existence of bound dimer states both below and above the continuum bands, with pairs above the continuum stabilized by either repulsive interactions or their center-of-mass motion. Inside the band the Feshbach coupling to a closed channel bound state leads to a Fano resonance profile for the transmission, which may be mapped out by rf or photodissociative spectroscopy. We generalize the scattering length concept to the one-dimensional lattice, where a scattering length may be defined at both the lower and the upper continuum thresholds. As a function of the applied magnetic field the scattering length at either band edge exhibits the usual Feshbach divergence when a bound state enters or exits the continuum. Near the scattering length divergences the binding energy and wave function of the weakly bound dimer state acquires a universal form reminiscent of those of free-space Feshbach molecules. We give numerical examples of our analytic results for a specific Feshbach resonance, which has been studied experimentally.
We theoretically study two atoms with
p-wave interaction in a one-dimensional waveguide, investigating how the transverse anisotropy of the confinement affects the two-body state, especially the properties of the resonance. For a bound-state solution, we find there are a total of three two-body bound states due to the richness of the orbital magnetic quantum number of the
p-wave interaction, while only one bound state is supported by the
s-wave interaction. Two of them become nondegenerate due to the breaking of the rotation symmetry under a transversely anisotropic confinement. For a scattering solution, the effective one-dimensional scattering amplitude and scattering length are derived. We find the position of the
p-wave confinement-induced resonance shifts apparently versus the transverse anisotropy. In addition, a two-channel mechanism for the confinement-induced resonance in a one-dimensional waveguide is generalized to the
p-wave interaction, which was previously proposed only for the
s-wave interaction. All our calculations are based on the parametrization of the
40K-atom experiments and can thus be confirmed in future experiments.
Abstract The bound states of two identical dipoles in a harmonic waveguide are investigated. In the regime of weak dipole–dipole interactions, the local frame transformation method is applied to determine the spectrum of dipolar confinement-induced bound states analytically. The accuracy of the local frame transformation approach is discussed by comparing the analytical results with the numerical ones based on a solution of the close-coupling equations. It is found that close to the threshold energy in the waveguide, the local frame transformation method needs to include more partial wave states to obtain accurate bound state energies. As the binding energy increases, the local frame transformation method using a single partial wave state becomes more accurate. We also compare the bound states in waveguides and in free space. For the bosonic case, the s -wave dominated bound state looks like a free-space state when its energy is below a certain value. For the fermionic case, the p -wave dominated bound state energies in waveguides and in free-space coincide even close to zero energy.
Bound states and collisions of atoms with two-channel two-body interactions in harmonic waveguides are analyzed. The closed-channel contributions to two-atom bound states become dominant in the case of a weak resonance. At low energies and values of the nonresonant scattering length the problem can be approximated by a one-dimensional resonant model. The three-body problem becomes nonintegrable and the properties of triatomic molecules become different from those predicted by the integrable Lieb-Liniger-McGuire model.
It is crucial to control the collision between ultracold atoms by applying external fields. We developed a theoretical model for investigating the s-wave scattering of ultracold atoms controlled by the magnetic field and laser field. The calculation is performed by using the close-coupling method and mapped Fourier grid method. Due to the interference between the photoassociation and bound-to-bound transitions, the bound state in the continuum, which is a resonance with a vanishing width, occurs at the magnetic field position near the magnetic Feshbach resonance. The widths of resonances in the neighborhood of the bound state in the continuum are narrow. Changing the laser intensity can shift the magnetic field position where the bound state in the continuum occurs through modifying the ground molecular state to induce wide resonances at desired magnetic field positions. By increasing the resonance width, the tunability of the real part of the scattering length at resonances can be significantly improved. Changing the laser intensity can also adjust the coupling between the ground and excited molecular states. When the coupling between the ground and excited molecular states approaches zero, a resonance is induced, and the photoassociation and bound-to-bound transitions are both significantly suppressed at this resonance. Therefore, the atomic loss peak due to spontaneous emission does not appear at this resonance. The magnetic field position of this resonance is stable against the change in laser frequency.