Cold and ultracold molecules: Science, technology and applications

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Carr, Lincoln D ^a   DeMille, David ^b   Krems, Roman V ^c   Ye, Jun ^d  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; PRECISE CONTROL; PRECISION MEASUREMENT; QUANTUM COMPUTING; QUANTUM MATTER; QUANTUM SIMULATIONS; RESEARCH FIELDS; STATE OF THE ART; ULTRACOLD MOLECULES;

DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUANTUM COMPUTERS; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

MOLECULES;

EID: 67649130752     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/5/055049     Document Type: Article

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