Saturation in heteronuclear photoassociation of 6Li7Li

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 614031-614034

  Schloder U ^a   Silber, C ^a   Deuschle, T ^a   Zimmermann, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECTS; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

HETERONUCLEAR PHOTOASSOCIATION;

MOLECULAR PHYSICS;

EID: 0036997299     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.66.061403     Document Type: Article

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