Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2006-07-04
Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 120403 (2006)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
4 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.120403
We demonstrate tuning of interactions between fermionic 40K and bosonic 87Rb atoms by Feshbach resonances and access the complete phase diagram of the harmonically trapped mixture from phase separation to collapse. On the attractive side of the resonance, we observe a strongly enhanced mean-field energy of the condensate due to the mutual mean-field confinement, predicted by a Thomas-Fermi model. As we increase heteronuclear interactions beyond a threshold, we observe an induced collapse of the mixture. On the repulsive side of the resonance, we observe vertical phase separation of the mixture in the presence of the gravitational force, thus entering a completely unexplored part of the phase diagram of the mixture. In addition, we identify the 515 G resonance as p-wave by its characteristic doublet structure.
Bongs Kai
Humbert L.
Ospelkaus Christian
Ospelkaus Silke
Sengstock Klaus
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