Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
2006-10-24
Int. Rev. Phys. Chem. 26, 1-28 (2007)
Physics
Atomic Physics
Review article accepted for publication in International Reviews in Physical Chemistry. To be published in Vol. 26, issue 1 (J
Scientific paper
10.1080/01442350601084562
It has recently become possible to form molecules in ultracold gases of trapped alkali metal atoms. Once formed, the molecules may undergo elastic, inelastic and reactive collisions. Inelastic and reactive collisions are particularly important because they release kinetic energy and eject atoms and molecules from the trap. The theory needed to handle such collisions is presented and recent quantum dynamics calculations on ultracold atom-diatom collisions of spin-polarised Li + Li_2, Na + Na_2 and K + K_2 are described. All these systems have potential energy surfaces on which barrierless atom exchange reactions can occur, and both inelastic and reactive rates are very fast (typically k(inel) > 10^{-10} cm^3 s^-1 in the Wigner regime).
Hutson Jeremy M.
Soldan Pavel
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