Photoassociation of Ultracold Atoms: A New Spectroscopic Technique

Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 194-228

  Stwalley, William C ^a   Wang, He ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0348241181     PISSN: 00222852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsp.1999.7838     Document Type: Article

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