A molecular synchrotron

Nature Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-118

  Heiner, Cynthia E ^a   Carty, David ^a,c   Meijer, Gerard ^a   Bethlem, Hendrick L ^a,b  

^a FRITZ HABER INSTITUT DER MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; MOLECULES; NEUTRONS;

AMMONIA MOLECULES; COLD MOLECULES; LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION; NEUTRAL ATOMS; NEUTRAL PARTICLES; POLAR MOLECULES; RING STRUCTURES; SYMMETRIC DESIGN;

CHARGED PARTICLES;

EID: 33846781628     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys513     Document Type: Article

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