Calculation of bound and continuum states of the Ne${}_3$ van der Waals trimer

Abstract

We use the configuration space Faddeev formalism to calculate bound and continuum states of the Ne${}_3$ van der Waals trimer. Continuum states below the breakup threshold describe the scattering of a neon atom off of a Ne${}_2$ diatomic molecule. We identify a resonant feature which we attribute to the presence of a three body resonance.