Spin-controlled atom–ion chemistry

oleh: Tomas Sikorsky, Ziv Meir, Ruti Ben-shlomi, Nitzan Akerman, Roee Ozeri

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-03-01

Deskripsi

Chemical reactions with ultracold atoms and ions are explored so far with the atom–ion interactions. Here the authors discuss spin-exchange process and show that the spin state of an ensemble of neutral Rb atoms can be used to control the final spin of an imbedded Sr+ ion in the collisions.