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Resonant dipolar collisions of <sup>23</sup>Na<sup>87</sup>Rb rotational mixtures

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Abstract

The resonant dipole-dipole interaction between polar molecules occupying rotational states of opposite parities is a valuable resource for quantum simulation and quantum information processing. In this talk, we report the investigation on the strong resonant dipolar collisions of ultracold bosonic 23Na87Rb molecules, in the absence of external electric field. The dramatically enhanced two-body loss rate constants we measured are in good agreement with quantum close-coupling calculations. In addition, the dipolar strength can be tuned by preparing the NaRb mixture in different rotational levels. When the rotational level combination is not of the lowest energy, contributions from hyperfine changing collisions are also observed.

Presenters

  • Junyu He

    Chinese University of Hong Kong

Authors

  • Junyu He

    Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Xin Ye

    Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Jun Yu Lin

    Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Mingyang Guo

    Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Goulven Quéméner

    CNRS

  • Dajun Wang

    Chinese University of Hong Kong