Controlling the motion of cold molecules with deep periodic optical potentials

Nature Physics

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 465-468

  Fulton, R ^a   Bishop, A I ^a   Shneider, M N ^b   Barker, P F ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD MOLECULES; PERIODIC OPTICAL POTENTIAL;

EID: 33745774124     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys339     Document Type: Article

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