Abstract

Analytic expressions describe universal elastic and reactive rates of quasi-two-dimensional and quasione-dimensional collisions of highly reactive ultracold molecules interacting by a van der Waals potential. Exact and approximate calculations for the example species KRb show that stability and evaporative cooling can be realized for spin-polarized fermions at moderate dipole and trapping strength, whereas bosons or unlike fermions require significantly higher dipole or trapping strengths.

Publication Details
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2010
Volume
105
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.073202
Journal
Physical Review Letters
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