Interaction of NH(X3Σ-) molecules with rubidium atoms: Implications for sympathetic cooling and the formation of extremely polar molecules

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 16, 2004, Pages

  Soldán, Pavel ^a   Hutson, Jeremy M ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION AVOIDANCE; COOLING; LASERS; MOLECULES; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RUBIDIUM COMPOUNDS;

ION-PAIR; POLAR MOLECULES; PUMP AND DUMP LASERS; STABLE MOLECULES;

ALKALI METAL ALLOYS;

EID: 2942590749     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.163202     Document Type: Article

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