Observation of electric-field-induced Cs rydberg atom macrodimers

Nature Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 581-585

  Overstreet, K R ^a   Schwettmann, A ^a   Tallant, J ^a   Booth, D ^a   Shaffer, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC BEAMS; ATOMS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MOLECULES;

AVOIDED CROSSINGS; COULOMB REPULSIONS; ELECTRIC FIELD INDUCED; INTERNUCLEAR SEPARATION; PAIR INTERACTION POTENTIAL; PAIR INTERACTIONS; PULSED-FIELD IONIZATION; RADIAL SEPARATIONS;

RYDBERG STATES;

EID: 68849087996     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1307     Document Type: Article

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