Hancox, CindyDoret, S. CharlesHummon, Matthew T.Krems, Roman V.Doyle, John2023-07-252005Hancox, Cindy I., S. Charles Doret, Matthew T. Hummon, Roman V. Krems, and John M. Doyle. 2005. Suppression of Angular Momentum Transfer in Cold Collisions of Transition Metal Atoms in Ground States with Nonzero Orbital Angular Momentum. Physical Review Letters 94, no. 1. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.94.013201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.013201.0031-9007https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37376595The Zeeman relaxation rate in cold collisions of Ti 3d(^2)4s(^2)(^3)3F2 with He is measured. We find that collisional transfer of angular momentum is dramatically suppressed due to the presence of the filled 4s^2 shell. The degree of electronic interaction anisotropy, which is responsible for Zeeman relaxation, is estimated to be about 200 times smaller in the Ti-He complex than in He complexes with typical non-S-state atoms.en-USGeneral Physics and AstronomyJournal Article2023-07-2510.1103/PhysRevLett.94.013201