Quantum state tomography of molecular rotation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 24, 2006, Pages

  Mouritzen, Anders S ^a   Mølmer, Klaus ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; QUANTUM THEORY; ROTORS; TOMOGRAPHY;

APPROXIMATE RECONSTRUCTION METHODS; NONADIABATIC ALIGNMENT; ROTATIONAL QUANTUM STATE; TOMOGRAPHIC METHODS;

MOLECULAR ORIENTATION;

EID: 33745613303     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2208351     Document Type: Article

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