Rotation of quantum impurities in the presence of a many-body environment

Abstract

We develop a microscopic theory describing a quantum impurity whose rotational degree of freedom is coupled to a many-particle bath. We approach the problem by introducing the concept of an 'angulon' - a quantum rotor dressed by a quantum field - and reveal its quasiparticle properties using a combination of variational and diagrammatic techniques. Our theory predicts renormalisation of the impurity rotational structure, such as observed in experiments with molecules in superfluid helium droplets, in terms of a rotational Lamb shift induced by the many-particle environment. Furthermore, we discover a rich many-body-induced fine structure, emerging in rotational spectra due to a redistribution of angular momentum within the quantum many-body system.

5 pages, 2 figures; revised version, supplementary added

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