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Detection of BCS pairing in neutral fermi fluids via stokes scattering: the Hebel-Slichter effect
1Niels Bohr Institute, Blegdamsvej 17, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Abstract:
We consider the effects of superfluidity on the light scattering properties of a two component gas of fermionic atoms, demonstrating that the scattered intensities of the Stokes and anti-Stokes lines exhibit a large maximum below the critical temperature when the gas is superfluid. This effect, the light scattering analog of the Hebel-Slichter effect in conventional superconductors, can be used to detect unambiguously the onset of pairing in an atomic gas in the BCS regime.
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