Control of reactive collisions by quantum interference

Abstract

In this study, we achieved magnetic control of reactive scattering in an ultracold mixture of ${}^{23}$Na atoms and ${}^{23}$Na${}^6$Li molecules. In most molecular collisions, particles react or are lost near short range with unity probability, leading to the so-called universal rate. By contrast, the Na{+}NaLi system was shown to have only $\sim 4\%$ loss probability in a fully spin-polarized state. By controlling the phase of the scattering wave function via a Feshbach resonance, we modified the loss rate by more than a factor of $100$, from far below to far above the universal limit. The results are explained in analogy with an optical Fabry-Perot resonator by interference of reflections at short and long range. Our work demonstrates quantum control of chemistry by magnetic fields with the full dynamic range predicted by our models.

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