Quantum diagnosis of molecules: A method for measuring directly the Wigner function of a molecular vibrational state

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 2544-2549

  Davidovich, L ^a   Orszag, M ^b   Zagury, N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

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EID: 0000369019     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.57.2544     Document Type: Article

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