Abstract
Elastic and inelastic properties of weakly bound - and -wave molecules of fermionic atoms that collide with a third atom are investigated. Analysis of calculated collisional properties of -wave dimers of fermions in different spin states permit us to compare and highlight the physical mechanisms that determine the stability of -wave and -wave molecules. In contrast to -wave molecules, the collisional properties of -wave molecules are found to be largely insensitive to variations of the -wave scattering length, and these collisions will usually result in short molecular lifetimes. We also discuss the importance of this result for both theories and experiments involving degenerate Fermi gases.
- Received 18 February 2008
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.77.052709
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