Preparation of a pure molecular quantum gas

Science

Volumn 301, Issue 5639, 2003, Pages 1510-1513

  Herbig, Jens ^a   Kraemer, Tobias ^a   Mark, Michael ^a   Weber, Tino ^a   Chin, Cheng ^a   Nägerl, Hanns Christoph ^a   Grimm, Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; GAS CONDENSATES; MAGNETIC LEVITATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

MOLECULAR QUANTUM GAS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

GAS; PHYSICS;

ARTICLE; ATOM; ENERGY; GAS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0141483759     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1088876     Document Type: Article

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