Efficient state transfer in an ultracold dense gas of heteronuclear molecules

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 622-626

  Ospelkaus, S ^a   Pe'er, A ^a   Ni, K K ^a   Zirbel, J J ^a   Neyenhuis, B ^a   Kotochigova, S ^b   Julienne, P S ^c   Ye, J ^a   Jin, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Temple University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; GROUND STATE; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; QUANTUM OPTICS;

ANISOTROPIC INTERACTION; FESHBACH MOLECULES; FRANCK-CONDON FACTORS; HETERONUCLEAR MOLECULES; MOLECULAR POTENTIAL; PRECISION MEASUREMENT; QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE; TRANSFER EFFICIENCY;

MOLECULES;

EID: 48749117455     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys997     Document Type: Article

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