Ortho-para separation of molecules using optical orientation of atoms in hyperfine Zeeman states

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 3753-3762

  He, Chun ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY GAP; FLUORESCENCE; LASER BEAMS; LITHIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULES; SPECTROSCOPY;

CRYOGENIC COOLING TECHNIQUE; HYPERFINE ZEEMAN STATE; NUCLEAR SPIN STATE; OPTICAL ORIENTATION; ORTHO PARA SEPARATION;

SEPARATION;

EID: 0032071596     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.57.3753     Document Type: Article

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