few-body physics with ultracold atoms: Efimov states and ...
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ultracold.atomsFRISNOFRISNO--10, Ein Gedi, 09 Feb 0910, Ein Gedi, 09 Feb 09
few-body physics with ultracold atoms:Efimov states and beyond
few-body physics with ultracold atoms:Efimov states and beyond
Rudolf GrimmRudolf Grimm
“Center for Quantum Optics” in Innsbruck“Center for Quantum Optics” in Innsbruck
Austrian Academy of SciencesAustrian Academy of SciencesUniversity of Innsbruck University of Innsbruck
2718 m2718 m 2505 m2505 m
574 m574 m
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ultracold.atomsFRISNOFRISNO--10, Ein Gedi, 09 Feb 0910, Ein Gedi, 09 Feb 09
few-body physics with ultracold atoms:Efimov states and beyond
few-body physics with ultracold atoms:Efimov states and beyond
Rudolf GrimmRudolf Grimm
“Center for Quantum Optics” in Innsbruck“Center for Quantum Optics” in Innsbruck
Austrian Academy of SciencesAustrian Academy of SciencesUniversity of Innsbruck University of Innsbruck
3118 m3118 m 2925 m2925 m
994 m994 m
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ultracold.atomswelcome to the cold-atom world
atom trap: electromagnetic field(our case: focus of powerful infrared laser)
cooling to nanokelvin:laser cooling & subsequent evaporative cooling
atomic species:bosons and fermionsnKnK
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ultracold.atomswelcome to the cold-atom world
atom trap: electromagnetic field(our case: focus of powerful infrared laser)
cooling to nanokelvin:laser cooling & subsequent evaporative cooling
atomic species:bosons and fermionsnKnK
CsBEC
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ultracold.atomswelcome to the cold-atom world
atom trap: electromagnetic field(our case: focus of powerful infrared laser)
cooling to nanokelvin:laser cooling & subsequent evaporative cooling
atomic species:bosons and fermionsnKnK
collision energies: few peVtypical numbers
relative velocities: few mm/s
scattering completely s-wave dominated:s-wave scattering length a !
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ultracold.atomswelcome to the cold-atom world
atom trap: electromagnetic field(our case: focus of powerful infrared laser)
cooling to nanokelvin:laser cooling & subsequent evaporative cooling
atomic species:bosons and fermionsnKnK
1995: Bose-Einstein condensation 1999: degenerate Fermi gas
milestones in the field
BEC
2003: molecular condensates 2004/05: fermionic condensates
2002/03: ultracold dimers
2006: Efimov states
2002: Mott insulator
2007: dipolar quantum gas2008: ultracold ground-state molecules
interaction tuning through Feshbach resonances !interaction tuning through Feshbach resonances !
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ultracold.atomsmolecular structure: scattering length
r
U(r)
incident channel
B
a
s-wave scattering length adetermined by last bound level
abg
last boundlevel many
vib.levels
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ultracold.atomsmolecular structure: scattering length
B
a
abg
r
U(r)
incident channel
bound state
coupling
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ultracold.atomsFeshbach resonance
r
U(r)
incident channel
bound state
magnetic moment of bound statediffers from the magnetic moment of the incident channel
B
a
s-wave scattering length aas a function of magnetic field B
abg
B0
⎟⎟⎠
⎞⎜⎜⎝
⎛−Δ
−=0
1BB
aa bg
coupling
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ultracold.atomsultracold.atoms Innsbruck
HCNFS
RG
JHD
6Li2 (RG & JHD)
Rb lattice (JHD & RG)
Cs-Rb mixture (RG & HCN)
Cs few-body physics (RG, FF, HCN)Cs III (HCN) Li-K-Sr mixture (RG & FS)
Ca+ Rb (JHD)
Sr BEC (FS)
FF
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ultracold.atoms
exotic trimer states:exotic trimer states:„„EfimovEfimov““ quantum statesquantum states
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ultracold.atomsuniversality
rr0
U(r)
ψ(r)
„quantum halo states“:deuteron, He2, Feshbach molecules !!!
weakly bound last level:
scattering length a>>r0binding energy Eb = - h2/(ma2)
a system with universal properties !!!
weakly bound last level:
scattering length a>>r0binding energy Eb = - h2/(ma2)
a system with universal properties !!!
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ultracold.atoms
energy1/a
quantum states near two-body resonance
a < 0 a > 0
Edimer = − h2/(ma2)
weaklybounddimer
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ultracold.atoms
energy1/a
quantum states near two-body resonance
a < 0 a > 0
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ultracold.atoms39 years ago ...
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ultracold.atoms
energy1/a
quantum states near two-body resonance
weakly bound trimer
a < 0 a > 0
even more weaklybound trimer
×22.7
×(22.7)2
infinite series of weakly bound trimer statesfor resonant two-body interaction
„Efimov states“
infinite series of weakly bound trimer statesfor resonant two-body interaction
„Efimov states“
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ultracold.atoms
Borromean regionBorromean regiontrimers withouttrimers without
pairwise bindingpairwise binding
energy1/a
a < 0 a > 0
Borromean region
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ultracold.atoms
Borromean ringsBorromean rings(symbol of Borromeo family, Northern Italy)(symbol of Borromeo family, Northern Italy)
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ultracold.atomsobservations in nuclear and molecular physics
(an elusive goal for more than 3 decades)
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energy1/a
Efimov resonancesEfimov resonances
a < 0 a > 0
three atoms couple to anEfimov trimer:
„triatomic Efimov resonance“
three atoms couple to anthree atoms couple to anEfimov trimer:Efimov trimer:
„„triatomictriatomic Efimov resonanceEfimov resonance““one atom and a dimer couple to anEfimov trimer:
„atom-dimer Efimov resonance“
one atom and a dimer couple to anone atom and a dimer couple to anEfimov trimer:Efimov trimer:
„„atomatom--dimer Efimov resonancedimer Efimov resonance““
resonance scenarios predicted in Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. 29, 546 (1979)resonance scenarios predicted in Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. 29, 546 (1979)
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ultracold.atoms
energy1/a
universalityuniversality
a < 0 a > 0
universality discussed in Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. 29, 546 (1979)universality discussed in Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. 29, 546 (1979)
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ultracold.atoms
energy1/a
universalityuniversality
a < 0 a > 0
universality discussed in Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. 29, 546 (1979)universality discussed in Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. 29, 546 (1979)
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ultracold.atoms
energy1/a
universalityuniversality
a < 0 a > 0
universality discussed in Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. 29, 546 (1979)universality discussed in Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. 29, 546 (1979)
locations of Efimov states / resonance positionsnot universal !!!
addtl. three-body parameter needed
locations of Efimov states / resonance positionsnot universal !!!
addtl. three-body parameter needed
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ultracold.atoms
real-world molecules (e.g. Cs2)
U(r)
ψ(r)
another issue
U(r)
ψ(r)
single or no two-body bound state many two-body bound states
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ultracold.atoms
threethree--body recombinationbody recombinationatomic systems feature deeply bound dimer states
Eb/3
2Eb/3
release of binding energy -> loss
loss probes threeloss probes three--body physics !body physics !
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ultracold.atomsthree-body recomb. theory basics
L3: three-body loss coefficient [cm6/s]
Fedichev et al., PRL 77, 2921 (1996)prediction of a4 scaling, C = 3.9
Nielsen & Macek, PRL 83, 1566 (1999)Esry et al., PRL 83, 1751 (1999)Bedaque et al., PRL 85, 908 (2000)Braaten & Hammer, PRL 87, 160407 (2001)
CC((aa) = ) = CC(22.7(22.7aa))with upper limit with upper limit ~~70 for 70 for aa>0>0
oscillatory behavioroscillatory behavior×× eeππ ~~ 22.722.7
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ultracold.atomsEsry-Greene-Burke theory
PRL 83, 1751 (1999) calculations for a sech2(rij/r0) model potential
definition ofa recombination length
L3~a4L3~a4
destructiveinterference effect
destructiveinterference effect
Efimov resonance !Efimov resonance !
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ultracold.atoms
)( with 34
3 aCCmaCL ==
0<a
*|| Λa
*22
*
sinh)72.1)*|ln(|0(sin)2sinh( 4590)(
ηη
++Λ=
asaC
)(aC
Three-body loss coefficient
)(aC
* Λa
0>a
)1( 8.16
)sinh)76.1)*ln(0((cose 1.67)(
*4
*2
*22
η
ηη
−
−
−+
++Λ=
e
asaC
loss into deeply bound molecules
loss into shallow dimer
effective field theory (Braaten & Hammer)
Efimov resonancesEfimov resonances
Phys. Rep. 428, 259 (2006)
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ultracold.atomsCs I team
FrancescaFrancescaFerlainoFerlaino
JohannJohannDanzlDanzl
StevenStevenKnoopKnoop
MichaelMichaelMarkMark
HaraldHaraldSchSchööbelbel
MartinMartinBerningerBerninger
AlmarAlmarLangeLange
BastianBastianEngeserEngeser
KarlKarlPilchPilch
AndreaAndreaPrantnerPrantner
ChengChengChinChin
TobiasTobiasKraemerKraemer
HH--CCNNäägerlgerl
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ultracold.atomsmagnetic tunability of Cs
150 G50 G 100 G
-1000
1000
2000
-2000
3000
0
magnetic field (G)
scat
terin
g le
ngth
(a 0
)
F=3, mF=3F=3, mF=3
0
there should be an Efimov resonance !there should be an Efimov resonance !there should be an Efimov resonance !
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CsBEC
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ultracold.atomsexp. results !
Braaten-HammertheoryΛ*=1/230a0, η*=0.08
T = 10nK
200nK
Efimov resonanceEfimov resonance
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ultracold.atomsexp. results !
Braaten-Hammertheory
Esry, Greene, Burketheory 1999
T = 10nK
200nK
Efimov resonanceEfimov resonance
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ultracold.atoms
energy1/a
Efimov resonancesEfimov resonances
a < 0 a > 0
three atoms couple to anEfimov trimer:
„triatomic Efimov resonance“
three atoms couple to anthree atoms couple to anEfimov trimer:Efimov trimer:
„„triatomictriatomic Efimov resonanceEfimov resonance““one atom and a dimer couple to anEfimov trimer:
„atom-dimer Efimov resonance“
one atom and a dimer couple to anone atom and a dimer couple to anEfimov trimer:Efimov trimer:
„„atomatom--dimer Efimov resonancedimer Efimov resonance““
resonance scenarios predicted in Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. 29, 546 (1979)resonance scenarios predicted in Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. 29, 546 (1979)
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ultracold.atoms
how to make the dimers?how to make the dimers?
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ultracold.atomsFeshbach ramp
r
U(r)
incident channel
bound state
magnetic moment of bound statediffers from the magnetic moment of the incident channel
B
a
s-wave scattering length aas a function of magnetic field B
abg
B0
⎟⎟⎠
⎞⎜⎜⎝
⎛−Δ
−=0
1BB
aa bg
coupling
association of a “Feshbach molecule”
association of a “Feshbach molecule”
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ultracold.atomsmaking Feshbach molecules from BECs
breakthroughsbreakthroughs2002/032002/03
CsCs22
8787RbRb22 NaNa22
Innsbruck, Science 301, 1510 (2003)
MPQ, PRL 92, 020406 (2004) MIT, PRL 91, 210402 (2003)
8585RbRb22
JILA, Nature 417, 529 (2002)
Feshbach molecules from fermionic atoms JILA, ENS, Rice, Innsbruck 2003
Feshbach molecules from fermionic atoms JILA, ENS, Rice, Innsbruck 20034040KK22 66LiLi22
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ultracold.atomscesium: magnetic field region of interest
xx xx xx xx
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ultracold.atomsrelevant states
halo state !universal relationto scatt. length
halo state !universal relationto scatt. length
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ultracold.atomscreation of “tunable” halo dimers
dimers
atoms
optional: subsequent purification – dimers only
mixtureat variable B-field
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ultracold.atomsfast atom-dimer decay: an example
extract loss rate coefficient β
B = 35 G
expt. with trapped atom-dimer mixture
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ultracold.atomsatom-dimer “Efimov” resonance
Knoop et al., Nat. Phys., in press; arXiv0807.3306
40 nK170nK
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ultracold.atoms
energy1/a
Efimov resonancesEfimov resonances
a < 0 a > 0
three atoms couple to anEfimov trimer:
„triatomic Efimov resonance“
three atoms couple to anthree atoms couple to anEfimov trimer:Efimov trimer:
„„triatomictriatomic Efimov resonanceEfimov resonance““one atom and a dimer couple to anEfimov trimer:
„atom-dimer Efimov resonance“
one atom and a dimer couple to anone atom and a dimer couple to anEfimov trimer:Efimov trimer:
„„atomatom--dimer Efimov resonancedimer Efimov resonance““
resonance scenarios predicted in Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. 29, 546 (1979)resonance scenarios predicted in Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. 29, 546 (1979)
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ultracold.atomsdo things fit together ?
-850a0 +370a0
qualitatively, but not quantitatively !Hammer et al., PRA 75,032715 (2006)Thogersen et al., PRA 78,020501 (2008)
two possible explanations:• not fully in the universal regime (rvdw ≈ 100a0)
-> finite-range corrections ?• change of short-range physics (“three-body parameter”) ?
J. D‘Incao et al., cond-mat/0703206 (2007) still an open issue !
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ultracold.atoms
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ultracold.atomsprobing four-body physics
dimer-dimer relaxation
again, measure trap loss vs. halo dimer sizeagain, measure trap loss vs. halo dimer size
breakup
two halo dimers:four identical bosons
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ultracold.atoms
Ferlaino et al., PRL 101, 023201
experimental results: loss vs. scatt. length
(2008)
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ultracold.atomsexperimental results: loss vs. scatt. length
Ferlaino et al., PRL 101, 023201(2008)
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ultracold.atomsexperimental results: loss vs. scatt. length
Ferlaino et al., PRL 101, 023201(2008)
losslossminimumminimum
universal fouruniversal four--body phenomenon?body phenomenon?
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ultracold.atomsnew 4-body theory predictions
3A res.
AD res.
DD-4Ares.
4A res.
main message: each Efimov trimer stateis accompanied by two universal tetramer states !
no 4-body parameter
von Stecher et al, arXiv:0810.3876
3-body features
4-body features
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ultracold.atomsobservation of four-body recombination
four-bodyresonance
preliminary!preliminary!
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atomic three-body recombinationKraemer et al., Nature 440, 315 (2006)
beyond Efimov: first insights (expt. and theo.) into universal 4-body states
first observations in the ultracold cesium gas (Innsbruck)atom-dimer collisionsKnoop et al., Nat. Phys., in press
Efimov resonances now observedin three other Feshbach-resonant systems
6Li three-component Fermi gas
39K Bose gas
41K – 87Rb Bose-Bose mixture gas
Jochim group, HeidelbergO‘Hara group, Penn. State Univ.
Inguscio, Modugno group, Florence
Inguscio, Minardi group, Florence
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Vitali Efimov in the 70´s
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Vitali Efimov Vitali Efimov at FB18, July 2006at FB18, July 2006
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amazing progress in both experiment and theory !amazing progress in both experiment and theory !
fewfew--body physics:body physics:emerging subemerging sub--field of coldfield of cold--atom physicsatom physics