Elastic and inelastic collisions of 6Li atoms in magnetic and optical traps

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1998
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We use a full coupled-channels method to calculate collisional properties of magnetically or optically trapped ultracold 6Li. The magnetic-field dependence of the s-wave scattering lengths of several mixtures of hyperfine states are determined, as are the decay rates due to exchange collisions. In one case, we find Feshbach resonances at B=0.08T and B=1.98T. We show that the exact coupled-channels calculation is well approximated over the entire range of magnetic fields by a simple analytical calculation.

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Houbiers, M., Stoof, H.T.C., McAlexander, W.I., et al.. "Elastic and inelastic collisions of 6Li atoms in magnetic and optical traps." Physical Review A, 57, no. 3 (1998) American Physical Society: R1497-R1500. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.57.R1497.

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