Resonance-to-bound transition of $^5$He in neutron matter and its analogy with heteronuclear Feshbach molecule

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Main Authors: Tajima, Hiroyuki, Moriya, Hajime, Horiuchi, Wataru, Iida, Kei, Nakano, Eiji
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author Tajima, Hiroyuki
Moriya, Hajime
Horiuchi, Wataru
Iida, Kei
Nakano, Eiji
author_facet Tajima, Hiroyuki
Moriya, Hajime
Horiuchi, Wataru
Iida, Kei
Nakano, Eiji
contents We theoretically investigate the fate of a neutron-alpha $p$-wave resonance in dilute neutron matter, which may be encountered in neutron stars and supernova explosions. While $^5$He is known as a resonant state that decays to a neutron and an alpha particle in vacuum, this unstable state turns into a stable bound state in the neutron Fermi sea because the decay process is forbidden by the Pauli-blocking effect of neutrons. Such a resonance-to-bound transition assisted by the Pauli-blocking effect can be realized in cold atomic experiments for a quantum mixture near the heteronuclear Feshbach resonance.
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spellingShingle Resonance-to-bound transition of $^5$He in neutron matter and its analogy with heteronuclear Feshbach molecule
Tajima, Hiroyuki
Moriya, Hajime
Horiuchi, Wataru
Iida, Kei
Nakano, Eiji
Nuclear Theory
Quantum Gases
We theoretically investigate the fate of a neutron-alpha $p$-wave resonance in dilute neutron matter, which may be encountered in neutron stars and supernova explosions. While $^5$He is known as a resonant state that decays to a neutron and an alpha particle in vacuum, this unstable state turns into a stable bound state in the neutron Fermi sea because the decay process is forbidden by the Pauli-blocking effect of neutrons. Such a resonance-to-bound transition assisted by the Pauli-blocking effect can be realized in cold atomic experiments for a quantum mixture near the heteronuclear Feshbach resonance.
title Resonance-to-bound transition of $^5$He in neutron matter and its analogy with heteronuclear Feshbach molecule
topic Nuclear Theory
Quantum Gases
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.13907