Dipolar relaxation collisions in magnetically trapped 7Li

Gerton, J.M.; Sackett, C.A.; Frew, B.J.; Hulet, R.G.

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.59.1514

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Gerton, J.M.

Sackett, C.A.

Frew, B.J.

Hulet, R.G.

Date

1999

Citation

Gerton, J.M., Sackett, C.A., Frew, B.J., et al.. "Dipolar relaxation collisions in magnetically trapped 7Li." Physical Review A, 59, no. 2 (1999) 1514-1516. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.59.1514.

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Abstract

We report the measurement of the rate constant for dipolar relaxation from the (F=2, mF=2) hyperfine state of 7Li. The atoms are confined in a permanent magnet trap at a field of 103 G. The measured value of (1.05±0.10)×10−14 cm3/s agrees well with theory. Additionally, we determine an upper bound for the three-body molecular recombination rate constant of 10−27 cm6/s, which is also consistent with predictions.

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