Quantum-state controlled chemical reactions of ultracold potassium-rubidium molecules

Science

Volumn 327, Issue 5967, 2010, Pages 853-857

  Ospelkaus, S ^a   Ni, K K ^a   Wang, D ^a   De Miranda, M H G ^a   Neyenhuis, B ^a   Quemener G ^a   Julienne, P S ^b   Bohn, J L ^a   Jin, D S ^a   Ye, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CHEMICAL REACTION; P-WAVE; POTASSIUM; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RUBIDIUM; S-WAVE; WAVE SCATTERING;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CHEMICAL REACTION; COLLISIONALLY ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULE; POLARIZATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; STATISTICS;

EID: 76749131169     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1184121     Document Type: Article

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