Abstract
The elastic scattering amplitudes of indistinguishable, bosonic, strongly polar molecules possess universal properties at the coldest temperatures due to wave propagation in the long-range dipole-dipole field. Universal scattering cross sections and anisotropic threshold angular distributions, independent of molecular species, result from careful tuning of the dipole moment with an applied electric field. Three distinct families of threshold resonances also occur for specific field strengths, and can be both qualitatively and quantitatively predicted using elementary adiabatic and semiclassical techniques. The temperatures and densities of heteronuclear molecular gases required to observe these universal characteristics are predicted.
- Received 11 June 2008
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.79.014701
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