Finite temperature effects of $^{6}$Li-$^{40}$K mixtures in the BCS-BEC crossover

ORAL

Abstract

Recent experiments on mixtures of ultra-cold fermions of different species inspire study of pairing between fermions with different masses. We study systematically $^{6}$Li-$^{40}$K mixtures with tunable attractive interactions in the BCS-Bose Einstein condensation crossover. Pairing fluctuations which are important at finite temperatures are included in a consistent fasion. Population imbalance of the two species is also considered. We found an intermediate-temperature superfluid phase which is similar to the one found in polarized Fermi gases with equal mass. We present superfluid transition temperature for a broad range of polarization and interaction strength and analyze stability of possible superfluid phases. Phase diagrams at and near unitarity are presented. Polarized superfluids are shown to be stablized when the light species is the majority. Thus, in contrast to pairing between fermions with equal mass, observation of stable low-temperature polarized superfluids near unitarity is more feasible in $^{6}$Li-$^{40}$K mixtures.

Authors

  • Hao Guo

    Univ. of Chicago

  • Chih-chun Chien

    University of Chicago, Univ. of Chicago

  • Yan He

    Univ. of Chicago, University of Chicago

  • Qijin Chen

    Zhejiang University, Zhejiang Univ., University of Chicago

  • Kathy Levin

    University of Chicago, Univ. of Chicago