Polar molecule reactive collisions in quasi-1D systems
arXiv:1409.5556 · doi:10.1088/1367-2630/17/1/013020
Abstract
We study polar molecule scattering in quasi-one-dimensional geometries. Elastic and reactive collision rates are computed as a function of collision energy and electric dipole moment for different confinement strengths. The numerical results are interpreted in terms of first order scattering and of adiabatic models. Universal dipolar scattering is also discussed. Our results are relevant to experiments where control of the collision dynamics through one dimensional confinement and an applied electric field is envisioned.
25 pages, 13 figures
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