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Driving superfluidity with photoassociation

Matt Mackie, Eddy Timmermans, Robin Cote, Juha Javanainen

physics.atom-pharXiv:physics/0011019

Abstract

We theoretically examine photoassociation of a two-component Fermi degenerate gas. Our focus is on adjusting the atom-atom interaction, and thereby increasing the critical temperature of the BCS transition to the superfluid state. In order to avoid spontaneous decay of the molecules, the photoassociating light must be far-off resonance. Very high light intensities are therefore required for effective control of the BCS transition.

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