Experimental versus theoretical rates for photoassociation and for formation of ultracold molecules

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1378-1388

  Drag, Cyril ^a   Tolra, Bruno Laburthe ^a   Dulieu, Olivier ^a   Comparat, Daniel ^a   Vatasescu, Mihaela ^a   Boussen, Salah ^a   Guibal, Samuel ^a   Crubellier, Anne ^a   Pillet, Pierre ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE AIMÉ COTTON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; COOLING; DIMERS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHOTODISSOCIATION;

LASER COOLING; PHOTOASSOCIATION; TRAP LOSS MEASUREMENT; ULTRACOLD MOLECULES;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0034487252     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.892556     Document Type: Article

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