Inelastic titanium-titanium collisions

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We have measured cold inelastic collisions between neutral ground-state titanium atoms: collisions that cause transitions between the different magnetic sublevels of the [3d²4s²]³F₂ ground state of ⁵⁰Ti, as well as collisions that cause transitions between the fine-structure levels of the [3d²4s²]³FJ electronic ground state. Both processes occur with large rate coefficients, as would be expected from titanium's anisotropic electronic potential.