RIBF Nuclear Physics Seminar

by Dr Pascal Naidon (RIKEN Nishina Center)

Friday 8 Jun 2012, 13:30 → 14:30 Asia/Tokyo

RIBF Coference Hall, RIKEN

Lecturer: Dr. Pascal Naidon, RIKEN Nishina Center Title: Universal few-body physics with atoms Over the last few years, experiments with ultra-cold atoms have confirmed the universality of few-particle physics when these particles interact with a large scattering length. In particular, these experiments evidenced the Efimov effect, a universal three-body binding mechanism originally predicted 40 years ago in the context of nuclear physics. Although the universality of few-particle properties was confirmed, small non-universal deviations were also observed. In this talk, I will present the Efimov effect, how it was observed experimentally with atoms, and our theoretical analysis of non-universal deviations found in the experiments.