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Universal clusters in quasi-two-dimensional ultracold Fermi mixtures

Ruijin Liu1, Tingting Shi2, Matteo Zaccanti3,4, and Xiaoling Cui2,*

  • *Contact author: xlcui@iphy.ac.cn
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Phys. Rev. Research 6, L042004 – Published 4 October, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L042004

Abstract

We study universal clusters in quasi-two-dimensions (q2D) that consist of a light (L) atom interacting with two or three heavy (H) identical fermions, forming the trimer or tetramer bound state. The axial confinement in q2D is shown to lift the threefold degeneracy of three-dimensional trimer (tetramer) in p-wave channel and uniquely select the ground state with magnetic angular momentum |m|=1 (m=0). By varying the interaction or confinement strength, we explore the dimensional crossover of these clusters from 3D to 2D, characterized by a gradual change of critical H-L mass ratio for their emergence and momentum-space distribution. Importantly, we find that a finite effective range will not alter their critical mass ratios in the weak coupling regime. There, we establish an effective 2D model to quantitatively reproduce the properties of q2D clusters, and further identify the optimal interaction strengths for their detections in experiments. Our results suggest a promising prospect for observing universal clusters and associated high-order correlation effects in realistic q2D ultracold Fermi mixtures.

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Phys. Rev. Research 6, L042004– Published 4 October, 2024
  • Received 4 August 2024
  • Accepted 16 September 2024
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