Resonant Scattering of Ultracold Atoms in Low Dimensions

TL;DR

This paper derives low energy scattering amplitudes for ultracold atoms in low-dimensional wave guides, highlighting the importance of resonance width and its effects on confinement-induced resonances and atomic density constraints.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive analysis of finite resonance width effects on scattering in low-dimensional atomic wave guides, extending previous models.

Findings

Finite resonance width significantly affects confinement-induced resonances.

Strong density constraints for Fermi Tonks-Girardeau gases in quasi-1D.

Characteristics of 2D p- and d-wave resonances depend on 3D parameters and wave guide frequency.

Abstract

Low energy scattering amplitudes for two atoms in one- and two-dimensional atomic wave guides are derived for short range isotropic and resonant interactions in high partial wave channels. Taking into account the finite width of the resonance which was neglected in previous works is shown to have important implications in the properties of the confinement induced resonances. For spin polarized fermions in quasi-1D wave guides it imposes a strong constraint on the atomic density for achieving the Fermi Tonks Girardeau gas. For a planar wave guide, the charateristics of the 2D induced scattering resonances in $p$- and d-wave are determined as a function of the 3D scattering parameters and of the wave guide frequency.