Cold rubidium molecule formation through photoassociation: A spectroscopic study of the 0-g long-range state of 87Rb2

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 189-198

  Fioretti, A ^a,b   Amiot, C ^c   Dion, C M ^c   Dulieu, O ^c   Mazzoni, M ^a   Smirne, G ^a   Gabbanini, C ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c LABORATOIRE AIMÉ COTTON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER COOLING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOIONIZATION; RUBIDIUM; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ATOMIC SAMPLE; COLD MOLECULES; ION YIELDS; LASER-COOLED; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULES FORMATION; PHOTOASSOCIATION; SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES; SPONTANEOUS DECAY; TWO PHOTON IONIZATION;

MOLECULES;

EID: 0035598607     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100530170165     Document Type: Article

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