Observation of trap-assisted formation of atom-ion bound states

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2208.06904v3
• Date: Thu, 4 May 2023 18:29:11 GMT
• Title: Observation of trap-assisted formation of atom-ion bound states
• Authors: Meirav Pinkas, Or Katz, Jonathan Wengrowicz, Nitzan Akerman, and Roee Ozeri
• Abstract summary: We report on observation of weakly bound molecular states formed between one ultracold $87$Rb atom and a single trapped $88$Sr$+$ ion. We show that bound states can form efficiently in binary collisions, and enhance the rate of inelastic processes.
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• Abstract: Pairs of free particles cannot form bound states in elastic collision due to momentum and energy conservation. In many ultracold experiments, however, the particles collide in the presence of an external trapping potential which can couple the center-of-mass and relative motions and assist the formation of bound-states. Here, we report on observation of weakly bound molecular states formed between one ultracold $^{87}$Rb atom and a single trapped $^{88}$Sr$^+$ ion in the presence of a linear Paul trap. We show that bound states can form efficiently in binary collisions, and enhance the rate of inelastic processes. By observing electronic spin-exchange rate, we study the dependence of these bound states on the collision energy and magnetic field and extract the average molecular binding energy $E_{\textrm{bind}}=0.7(1)$ mK$\cdot k_B$ and the mean lifetime of the molecule $\tau=0.5(1)\,\mu$s, with good agreement with molecular-dynamics simulations. Our simulations predict a highly unusual power-law distribution of molecular lifetimes with a mean that is dominated by extreme, long-lived, events. The dependence of the molecular properties on the trapping parameters opens new avenues to study and control ultracold collisions.

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