Large-momentum distribution of a polarized Fermi gas and p-wave contacts

Shi-Guo Peng, Xia-Ji Liu, and Hui Hu
Phys. Rev. A 94, 063651 – Published 30 December 2016

Abstract

We present a derivation of the adiabatic energy relations as well as the large momentum distribution of a polarized Fermi gas near p-wave Feshbach resonances. The leading asymptotic behavior k2 and subleading behavior k4 of the large momentum distribution have recently been predicted by Z. Yu et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 135304 (2015)] and by M. Y. He et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 045301 (2016)] using two different approaches. Here, we show that the subleading asymptotic behavior (k4) cannot fully be captured by the contact defined from the adiabatic energy relation related to the p-wave effective range, and there should be an extra term resulting from the center-of-mass motion of the pairs. The omission of this extra term is perhaps a reasonable approximation at zero temperature. However, it should be taken into account at finite temperature and should have significant importance to understand the recently measured momentum distribution in a resonant p-wave Fermi gas of ultracold K40 atoms [C. Luciuk et al., Nat. Phys. 12, 599 (2016)].

  • Received 18 August 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.063651

©2016 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Atomic, Molecular & Optical

Authors & Affiliations

Shi-Guo Peng*

  • State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China and Centre for Quantum and Optical Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria 3122, Australia

Xia-Ji Liu and Hui Hu

  • Centre for Quantum and Optical Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria 3122, Australia

  • *Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: pengshiguo@gmail.com

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Vol. 94, Iss. 6 — December 2016

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