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arXiv:2307.12598 · Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics

Effects of p-wave interactions on Borromean Efimov trimers in heavy–light Fermi systems

Cai-Yun Zhao, Hui-Li Han, Ting-Yun Shi

Published May 23, 2024• 3 citations

Abstract

Abstract We investigate the effects of p-wave interactions on Efimov trimers in systems comprising two identical heavy fermions and a light particle, with mass ratios larger than 13.6. Our focus lies on the Borromean regime where the ground-state trimer exists in the absence of dimers. Using pair-wise Lennard–Jones potentials and concentrating on the L π = 1 − symmetry, we explore the critical value of the interspecies s-wave scattering length a c at which the Borromean state appears in several two-component particle systems. Our exploration encompasses the universal properties of a c and the influence of p-wave fermion–fermion interactions on its value. We find that, in the absence of p-wave fermion–fermion interactions, a c is determined universally by the van der Waals radius and mass ratio. However, the introduction of p-wave fermion–fermion interactions unveiled a departure from this universality. Our calculations show that the critical interspecies scattering length a c now depends on the details of the fermion–fermion p-wave interaction. And, the presence of p-wave fermion–fermion interactions favors the formation of the Borromean state. Additionally, our investigation reveals that Efimov effect in the 1 − symmetry persist even when the fermion–fermion interaction reaches the p-wave unitary limit.

DOI: 10.1088/1361-6455/ad4fd2

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Equal mass fermionic trimers with two different spin components near the unitary limit are shown to possess a universal van der Waals bound or resonance state near

s

-wave unitarity, when

p

-wave interactions are included between the particles with equal spin. Our treatment uses a single-channel Lennard-Jones interaction with long-range two-body van der Waals potentials. While it is well known that there is no true Efimov effect that would produce an infinite number of bound states in the unitary limit, we demonstrate that another type of universality emerges for the symmetry ${L}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Pi}}}={1}^{\ensuremath{-}}$. The universality is a remnant of Efimov physics that exists in this system at

p

-wave unitarity, and it leads to modified threshold and scaling laws in that limit. Application of our model to the system of three lithium atoms studied experimentally by Du et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 250402 (2009)] provides an interpretation of their measured three-body recombination loss rates.

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Efimov physics at

p

-wave unitarity for three equal mass fermions in multiple symmetries interacting via Lennard-Jones potentials is predicted to modify the long range interaction potential energy, but without producing a true Efimov effect. This analysis treats the following total orbital angular momenta and parities,

J^Π=0^{+}, 1^{+}, 1^{-}

and

2^{-}

, for either three spin-polarized fermions ($\uparrow \uparrow \uparrow

), or two spin-up and one spin-down fermion (

\downarrow \uparrow \uparrow $). Our results for the long range interaction in some of those cases agree with previous work by Werner and Castin and by Blume {\it et al.}, namely in cases where the

s

-wave scattering length goes to infinity. The present results extend those calculated interaction energies to small and intermediate hyperradii comparable to the van der Waals length, and we consider additional unitarity scenarios where the

p

-wave scattering volume approaches infinity. The crucial role of the diagonal hyperradial adiabatic correction term is identified and characterized.

Efimov physics at

p

-wave unitarity for three equal mass fermions in multiple symmetries interacting via Lennard-Jones potentials is predicted to modify the long-range interaction potential energy, but without producing a true Efimov effect. This analysis treats the total orbital angular momenta and parities, ${J}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Pi}}}={0}^{+},{1}^{+},{1}^{\ensuremath{-}}$, and ${2}^{\ensuremath{-}}$, for either three spin-polarized fermions ($\ensuremath{\uparrow}\ensuremath{\uparrow}\ensuremath{\uparrow}$) or two spin-up and one spin-down fermion ($\ensuremath{\downarrow}\ensuremath{\uparrow}\ensuremath{\uparrow}$). Our results for the long-range interaction in some of those cases agree with previous work by Werner and Castin and by Blume et al., namely, in cases where the

s

-wave scattering length goes to infinity. The present results extend those calculated interaction energies to small and intermediate hyperradii comparable to the van der Waals length, and we consider additional unitarity scenarios where the

p

-wave scattering volume approaches infinity. The crucial role of the diagonal hyperradial adiabatic correction term is identified and characterized.