Quantum phase interference and parity effects in magnetic molecular clusters

Science

Volumn 284, Issue 5411, 1999, Pages 133-135

  Wernsdorfer, W ^a   Sessoli, R ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE CRISTALLOGRAPHIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0033515812     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5411.133     Document Type: Article

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38. 8; A. Garg, and in particular P. Stamp for many fruitful and motivating discussions; and A. Benoit, E. Bonet Orozco, D. Mailly, and P. Pannetier for their help in constructing our micro-SQUID magnetometer. Finally, we acknowledge the contribution of R. Ballou, A.-L. Barra, B. Barbara, I. Chiorescu, D. Givord, K. Hasselbach, T. Ohm, C. Paulsen, and J. Villain.