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Faddeev Calculation of Helium Atom—LiHe-dimer Scattering Length

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Atom-molecular collisions are studied using the Faddeev differential equations. The results of calculation of the scattering length for the collision of a \(^4\hbox {He}\) atom with a \(^4\hbox {He}^7\hbox {Li}\) dimer are presented.

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  1. Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region, Russia, 141980

    E. A. Kolganova

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This article belongs to the Topical Collection “Critical Stability of Quantum Few-Body Systems”.

This work was supported in part by the Heisenberg-Landau Program.

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Kolganova, E.A. Faddeev Calculation of Helium Atom—LiHe-dimer Scattering Length. Few-Body Syst 59, 28 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00601-018-1340-8

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