Physics – Condensed Matter – Other Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2004-11-05
Physics
Condensed Matter
Other Condensed Matter
11 pages, 9 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.71.032722
We have developed a new potential energy surface for spin-polarized K($^2$S) + K$_{2}(^3\Sigma^+_u)$ collisions and carried out quantum dynamical calculations of vibrational quenching at low and ultralow collision energies for both bosons $^{39}$K and $^{41}$K and fermions $^{40}$K. At collision energies above about 0.1 mK the quenching rates are well described by a classical Langevin model, but at lower energies a fully quantal treatment is essential. We find that for the low initial vibrational state considered here ($v=1$), the ultracold quenching rates are {\it not} substantially suppressed for fermionic atoms. For both bosons and fermions, vibrational quenching is much faster than elastic scattering in the ultralow-temperature regime. This contrasts with the situation found experimentally for molecules formed via Feshbach resonances in very high vibrational states.
Honvault Pascal
Hutson Jeremy M.
Launay Jean-Michel
Potter Daniel E.
Quéméner Goulven
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