Experimental determination of p-wave scattering parameters in ultracold 6Li atoms

We report the experimental determination of the scattering parameters for a $p$ -wave Feshbach resonance in a single-component Fermi gas of ${}^{6}$ Li atoms in the lowest spin state. The time scale of the cross-dimensional relaxation reflects the elastic-scattering rate of the atoms, and scattering parameters are determined from the scattering rate as a function of magnetic field by taking into account the momentum distribution and inhomogeneous density profile of the atoms in a trap. Precise determination of the scattering parameters for a $p$ -wave Feshbach resonance is an important step toward the realization of a $p$ -wave superfluid in an ultracold atomic gas.We report the experimental determination of the scattering parameters for a $p$-wave Feshbach resonance in a single-component Fermi gas of ${}^{6}$Li atoms in the lowest spin state. The time scale of the cross-dimensional relaxation reflects the elastic-scattering rate of the atoms, and scattering parameters are determined from the scattering rate as a function of magnetic field by taking into account the momentum distribution and inhomogeneous density profile of the atoms in a trap. Precise determination of the scattering parameters for a $p$-wave Feshbach resonance is an important step toward the realization of a $p$-wave superfluid in an ultracold atomic gas.

arXiv:1307.4493Physical Review AJul 22, 201358 citations

We report the experimental determination of the scattering parameters for a

p

-wave Feshbach resonance in a single-component Fermi gas of

{}^{6}

Li atoms in the lowest spin state. The time scale of the cross-dimensional relaxation reflects the elastic-scattering rate of the atoms, and scattering parameters are determined from the scattering rate as a function of magnetic field by taking into account the momentum distribution and inhomogeneous density profile of the atoms in a trap. Precise determination of the scattering parameters for a

p

-wave Feshbach resonance is an important step toward the realization of a

p

-wave superfluid in an ultracold atomic gas.