Li, JiamingLiu, JiLuo, LeGao, Bo2019-03-082019-03-082018Li, J., Liu, J., Luo, L., & Gao, B. (2018). Three-Body Recombination near a Narrow Feshbach Resonance in $^{6}\mathrm{Li}$. Physical Review Letters, 120(19), 193402. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.193402https://hdl.handle.net/1805/18581We experimentally measure and theoretically analyze the three-atom recombination rate, L3, around a narrow s-wave magnetic Feshbach resonance of 6Li−6Li at 543.3 G. By examining both the magnetic field dependence and, especially, the temperature dependence of L3 over a wide range of temperatures from a few μK to above 200 μK, we show that three-atom recombination through a narrow resonance follows a universal behavior determined by the long-range van der Waals potential and can be described by a set of rate equations in which three-body recombination proceeds via successive pairwise interactions. We expect the underlying physical picture to be applicable not only to narrow s wave resonances, but also to resonances in nonzero partial waves, and not only at ultracold temperatures, but also at much higher temperatures.enPublisher Policychemical reactionsthree-atom recombinationultracold temperaturesArticle