Angular-momentum-state distribution of sodium atoms photoassociated in a magneto-optical trap

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 021401-021401

  Shaffer, James P ^a   Chalupczak, Witek ^a   Bigelow, N P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SODIUM; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

PHOTOASSOCIATIONS; QUANTUM NUMBER;

MAGNETOOPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 14344274936     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.63.021401     Document Type: Article

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