In:
Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 348, No. 6234 ( 2015-05), p. 551-555
Abstract:
Quantum theory dictates that upon weakening the two-body interaction in a three-body system, an infinite number of three-body bound states of a huge spatial extent emerge just before these three-body states become unbound. Three helium (He) atoms have been predicted to form a molecular system that manifests this peculiarity under natural conditions without artificial tuning of the attraction between particles by an external field. Here we report experimental observation of this long-predicted but experimentally elusive Efimov state of 4 He 3 by means of Coulomb explosion imaging. We show spatial images of an Efimov state, confirming the predicted size and a typical structure where two atoms are close to each other while the third is far away.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0036-8075
,
1095-9203
DOI:
10.1126/science.aaa5601
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publication Date:
2015
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128410-1
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2066996-3
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2060783-0
SSG:
11
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