Related Experiment Video
Updated: Sep 11, 2025

Excitonic Hamiltonians for Calculating Optical Absorption Spectra and Optoelectronic Properties of Molecular Aggregates and Solids
Published on: May 27, 2020
Universal Efimov Scaling in the Rabi-Coupled Few-Body Spectrum
Anthony N Zulli1, Brendan C Mulkerin1, Meera M Parish1
1Monash University, ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies, Monash University, School of Physics and Astronomy, Victoria 3800, Australia and , Victoria 3800, Australia.
None:
We investigate the behavior of the Efimov effect-a universal quantum few-body phenomenon-in the presence of an external driving field. Specifically, we consider up to three bosonic atoms, such as ^{133}Cs, interacting with a light atom, such as ^{6}Li, where the latter has two internal spin states {↑,↓} that are Rabi coupled. Assuming that only the spin-↑ light atom interacts with the bosons, we find that the Rabi drive transposes the entire Efimov spectrum such that the Efimov trimers and tetramers are centered around the Rabi-shifted two-body scattering resonance. Crucially, we show that the Rabi drive preserves the trimers' discrete scaling symmetry, while universally shifting the Efimov three-body parameter, leading to a log-periodic modulation in the spectrum as the Rabi drive is varied. Our results suggest that Efimov physics can be conveniently explored using an applied driving field, opening up the prospect of an externally tunable three-body parameter.
Related Concept Videos
IR Spectroscopy: Hooke's Law Approximation of Molecular Vibration
According to Hooke's law, the vibrational frequency is directly proportional to...
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy: Organic Radicals
Fermi Level Dynamics
Electron affinity in semiconductors refers to the energy gap between the minimum of its conduction band and the vacuum level and it is a critical parameter in determining how easily a semiconductor can accept additional electrons.
The work...
Interaction of EM Radiation with Matter: Spectroscopy
¹H NMR: Interpreting Distorted and Overlapping Signals
As Δν decreases and the signals move closer, the doublets appear increasingly distorted. The intensities of the inner lines increase at the cost of those of the outer lines as the signals are...
Emission Spectra

