Electrostatic trapping of ammonia molecules

Nature

Volumn 406, Issue 6795, 2000, Pages 491-494

  Bethlem, Hendrick L ^a,b   Berden, Glei ^a,b   Crompvoets, Floris M H ^a,b   Jongma, Rienk T ^a,b   Van Roij, André J A ^a,b   Meijer, Gerard ^a,b  

^a FOM INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA PHYSICS RIJNHUIZEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034601458     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35020030     Document Type: Article

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