Measurement of the Rb D2 transition linewidth at ultralow temperature

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-176

  Schultz, B E ^a   Ming, H ^a   Noble, G A ^a   Van Wijngaarden, W A ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; LINEWIDTH; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PROBES;

ACOUSTO-OPTIC MODULATOR; FULL WIDTH HALF MAXIMUM; LORENTZIAN FUNCTIONS; MAGNETOOPTICAL TRAPS; MANY-BODY PERTURBATION; PHOTOASSOCIATION SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSITION LINEWIDTHS; ULTRA LOW TEMPERATURES;

ATOM LASERS;

EID: 45449112572     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: 14346079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2008-00109-0     Document Type: Article

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