Resonant dipolar collisions of <sup>23</sup>Na<sup>87</sup>Rb rotational mixtures

ORAL

Abstract

The resonant dipole-dipole interaction between polar molecules occupying rotational states of opposite parities is a valuable resource for quantum simulation and quantum information processing. In this talk, we report the investigation on the strong resonant dipolar collisions of ultracold bosonic 23Na87Rb molecules, in the absence of external electric field. The dramatically enhanced two-body loss rate constants we measured are in good agreement with quantum close-coupling calculations. In addition, the dipolar strength can be tuned by preparing the NaRb mixture in different rotational levels. When the rotational level combination is not of the lowest energy, contributions from hyperfine changing collisions are also observed.

*This work was supported by the Hong Kong RGC General Research Fund (grants 14301818 and 14301119) and the Collaborative Research Fund C6026-16W.

Presenters

  • Junyu He

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong

Authors

  • Junyu He

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Xin Ye

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Jun Yu Lin

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Mingyang Guo

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Goulven Quéméner

    • CNRS
  • Dajun Wang

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong