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Coherent quantum state transfer in ultra-cold chemistry

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Creation and manipulation of cold molecules from atomic Bose–Einstein condensate has opened up a new dimension to study chemical reactions at ultra-cold temperature, known as ‘superchemistry,’ which is extremely useful for the quantum control of matter wave reaction at ultra-cold temperature. Here, a coherent quantum state transfer of atomic to molecular condensate is demonstrated, mediated by solitonic excitation in the mean-field geometry. It is observed that the induced photoassociation is found to control the velocity of these excitations, which in turn controls the chemical reaction fronts. Cooperative many-body effects of photoassociation on Lieb mode have also been studied through molecular dispersion, revealing degeneracy and bistable behavior. Furthermore, it is observed that the photoassociation-induced molecular energy shows oscillatory behavior, analogous to the classical reaction process.

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This manuscript has no associated data or the data will not be deposited. [Authors comment: Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study.]

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  1. However, Shuman et al. [3] at Yale University experimentally demonstrate laser cooling of the diatomic molecule, strontium monofluoride (SrF), with a strong diagonal Franck–Condon matrix that satisfies the requirements for laser cooling.

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The authors acknowledge useful discussions with Krishna Rai Dastidar and Challenger Mishra. PD acknowledges the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER-K) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi for providing facilities, where the part of the present work has been completed.

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    Subhrajit Modak

  2. Department of Physics, Bankura Sammilani College, Kenduadihi, Bankura, West Bengal, 722101, India

    Priyam Das

  3. Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal, 741246, India

    Prasanta K. Panigrahi

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PKP conceived the presented idea. SM and PD carried out the theoretical formalism and performed the analytical calculations. All the authors have equally contributed to the analysis of the results and the preparation of the manuscript.

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Modak, S., Das, P. & Panigrahi, P.K. Coherent quantum state transfer in ultra-cold chemistry. Eur. Phys. J. D 76, 174 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/s10053-022-00503-6

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