Rontani M. Tunneling theory of two interacting atoms in a trap.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2012;
108:115302. [PMID:
22540483 DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.108.115302]
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Abstract
A theory for the tunneling of one atom out of a trap containing two interacting cold atoms is developed. The quasiparticle wave function, dressed by the interaction with the companion atom in the trap, replaces the noninteracting orbital at resonance in the tunneling matrix element. The computed decay time for two ^{6}Li atoms agrees with recent experimental results [G. Zürn, F. Serwane, T. Lompe, A. N. Wenz, M. G. Ries, J. E. Bohn, and S. Jochim, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 075303 (2012)], unveiling the "fermionization" of the wave function and a novel two-body effect.
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