Formation of ultracold molecules by photoassociation: Theoretical developments

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1083-1090

  Dulieu, Olivier ^a   Masnou Seeuws, Françoise ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMERS; GROUND STATE; LASER APPLICATIONS; MOLECULAR BEAMS;

ULTRACOLD MOLECULES;

COOLING;

EID: 0038173645     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.001083     Document Type: Article

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