High-energy-resolution molecular beams for cold collision studies

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Parazzoli, L P ^a   Fitch, N ^a   Lobser, D S ^a   Lewandowski, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATE METHOD; COLD COLLISIONS; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; ENERGY SPREADS; ENERGY WIDTH; HIGH ENERGY; MODE OF OPERATIONS; MOLECULAR COLLISIONS; PHASE ANGLES; PHASE SPACES; PRECISE CONTROL; PULSED MOLECULAR BEAMS; STANDARD METHOD; STARK DECELERATION; STARK DECELERATOR; VELOCITY SPREAD;

AEROSPACE VEHICLES; DECELERATION; MOLECULAR BEAMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE SPACE METHODS;

VELOCITY;

EID: 67549135677     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/5/055031     Document Type: Article

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