Does the Helium Trimer Have Bound Rotational States?

Author: Matveenko A.   Alt E.  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0304-3843

Source: Hyperfine Interactions, Vol.138, Iss.1-4, 2001-12, pp. : 421-425

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Abstract

For the 4He3 trimer, calculations predict two bound states with total angular momentum J = 0. This result gave rise to speculations that also bound states with J ≠ 0 might exist. Using the symmetry-adapted version of the adiabatic hyperradial approach (SAHA) we search for such bound states. Our conclusion is that 4He3 has no bound rotationally excited states.