Abstract
We have determined properties of cold + and + collisions by a multichannel inverted perturbation approach applied to spectroscopic data of highly excited singlet and triplet bound states. We predict positive scattering lengths for the + and + singlet potentials, as well as for the + triplet potential, and a negative value for + triplet scattering. From a study of the magnetic field dependence we conclude that may be a bosonic atom with a Feshbach resonance in the magnetic field range where these atoms can be trapped in the , hyperfine state, thus providing a possibility to switch between stable and instable condensates in a Bose-Einstein condensation experiment.
- Received 29 July 1996
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.54.R3726
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