arXivDaily arXiv每日学术速递 周一至周五更新
arXiv周末暂无论文更新,休息一下吧,周末愉快~~
arXiv 1707.01729physics.atom-ph
收藏

冷Li原子与Yb $^+$离子碰撞的观测

Observation of collisions between cold Li atoms and Yb$^+$ ions

J. Joger, H. Fürst, N. Ewald, T. Feldker, M. Tomza, R. Gerritsma

摘要:

报道了$^6$ Li原子与Yb $^+$离子的冷碰撞观测结果。这种物质的组合最近被认为是最适合达到量子极限的混合原子-离子系统,由于其大的质量比。对于在$^2S_{1/2}$基态制备的原子和离子,发现电荷转移和缔合速率比Langevin碰撞速率小至少~10 $^{3}$倍。这些结果证实了$^6$ Li-Yb $^+$在交感冷却和量子信息应用方面的良好前景。对于在电子激发态$^2P_{1/2}$、$^2D_{3/2}$和$^2F_{7/2}$中制备的离子,我们发现反应速率主要由电荷转移决定,在$\sim$ ~1- 120 ~mK范围内不依赖于离子同位素和碰撞能。理论证实了基态碰撞的低电荷转移速率,但是Yb $^+$离子中的$4f$壳层阻止了对$^2P_{1/2}$、$^2D_{3/2}$和$^2F_{7/2}$状态的电荷转移速率的准确预测。用量子化学的\textit{ab initio}方法计算了能量为30 $\times 10^3$ ~cm $^{-1}$的原子-离子相互作用势,并对观测到的速率作了定性解释.

英文摘要:

We report on the observation of cold collisions between $^6$Li atoms and Yb$^+$ ions. This combination of species has recently been proposed as the most suitable for reaching the quantum limit in hybrid atom-ion systems, due to its large mass ratio. For atoms and ions prepared in the $^2S_{1/2}$ ground state, the charge transfer and association rate is found to be at least~10$^{3}$ times smaller than the Langevin collision rate. These results confirm the excellent prospects of $^6$Li--Yb$^+$ for sympathetic cooling and quantum information applications. For ions prepared in the excited electronic states $^2P_{1/2}$, $^2D_{3/2}$ and $^2F_{7/2}$, we find that the reaction rate is dominated by charge transfer and does not depend on the ionic isotope nor the collision energy in the range $\sim$~1--120~mK. The low charge transfer rate for ground state collisions is corroborated by theory, but the $4f$ shell in the Yb$^+$ ion prevents an accurate prediction for the charge transfer rate of the $^2P_{1/2}$, $^2D_{3/2}$ and $^2F_{7/2}$ states. Using \textit{ab initio} methods of quantum chemistry we calculate the atom-ion interaction potentials up to energies of 30$\times 10^3$~cm$^{-1}$, and use these to give qualitative explanations of the observed rates.

机构、总结、中文摘要均由AI分析而来,可能存在错误,请以论文正文为准。

↑