Abstract
We have measured the elastic-scattering cross section of atoms in the ‖F=1,=-1〉 ground state at 25 μK. The cross section is almost purely s wave at these temperatures and has a value of (5.4±1.3)× . We have searched for the predicted Feshbach-type resonances in the elastic cross section [Tiesinga et al., Phys. Rev. A 46, 1167 (1992)] as a function of magnetic field. There are no resonances with a magnetic-field width ≥2 G over a magnetic-field range of 15–540 G.
- Received 17 November 1994
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.51.R2680
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