Ultracold interactions between ions and polar molecules
We propose a platform for observing and controlling the interactions between atomic ions and a quantum gas of polar molecules in the ultracold regime. This approach is based on the combination of several recently developed methods in two so-far complementary research domains: ion-atom collisions and...
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2025-06-01
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| description | We propose a platform for observing and controlling the interactions between atomic ions and a quantum gas of polar molecules in the ultracold regime. This approach is based on the combination of several recently developed methods in two so-far complementary research domains: ion-atom collisions and studies of ultracold polar molecules. In contrast to collisions between ions and ground-state atoms, which are dominated by losses due to three-body recombination (TBR) already at densities far below those typical for quantum degenerate ensembles, our proposal makes use of polar molecules, their rich level structure, and sensitivity to electric fields to design effective interaction potentials where ion-neutral TBR losses and molecule-molecule losses due to sticky collisions could be strongly suppressed. This may open a broad range of applications including precise control of collisional properties in molecular ensembles using ions, quantum simulations, and cold quantum chemistry between polyatomic molecules. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-94f286d9175d4488aaa598dce5f09abd2025-08-20T03:27:39ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Research2643-15642025-06-017202100210.1103/7zz8-qk2cUltracold interactions between ions and polar moleculesLeon KarpaOlivier DulieuWe propose a platform for observing and controlling the interactions between atomic ions and a quantum gas of polar molecules in the ultracold regime. This approach is based on the combination of several recently developed methods in two so-far complementary research domains: ion-atom collisions and studies of ultracold polar molecules. In contrast to collisions between ions and ground-state atoms, which are dominated by losses due to three-body recombination (TBR) already at densities far below those typical for quantum degenerate ensembles, our proposal makes use of polar molecules, their rich level structure, and sensitivity to electric fields to design effective interaction potentials where ion-neutral TBR losses and molecule-molecule losses due to sticky collisions could be strongly suppressed. This may open a broad range of applications including precise control of collisional properties in molecular ensembles using ions, quantum simulations, and cold quantum chemistry between polyatomic molecules.http://doi.org/10.1103/7zz8-qk2c |
| spellingShingle | Leon Karpa Olivier Dulieu Ultracold interactions between ions and polar molecules Physical Review Research |
| title | Ultracold interactions between ions and polar molecules |
| title_full | Ultracold interactions between ions and polar molecules |
| title_fullStr | Ultracold interactions between ions and polar molecules |
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| title_short | Ultracold interactions between ions and polar molecules |
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| url | http://doi.org/10.1103/7zz8-qk2c |
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