A synchrotron for neutral molecules

Chemical Physics Letters

Volumn 473, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 1-9

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

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

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAPOLE; LOW-ENERGY COLLISIONS; NEUTRAL MOLECULES; POLAR MOLECULES; TRAPPING PARAMETERS;

MOLECULES; NEGATIVE IONS;

SYNCHROTRONS;

EID: 64649087608     PISSN: 00092614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2009.02.069     Document Type: Article

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