An ultracold high-density sample of rovibronic ground-state molecules in an optical lattice

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 265-270

  Danzl, Johann G ^a   Mark, Manfred J ^a   Haller, Elmar ^a   Gustavsson, Mattias ^a   Hart, Russell ^a   Aldegunde, Jesus ^b   Hutson, Jeremy M ^b   Nägerl, Hanns Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DIMERS; GASES; LASER COOLING; MOLECULES; MOTT INSULATORS; OPTICAL LATTICES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHASE SPACE METHODS; QUANTUM OPTICS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

FESHBACH RESONANCES; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; GROUND-STATE MOLECULES; HETERONUCLEAR MOLECULES; MOTT INSULATOR STATE; PHASE SPACE DENSITIES; QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE; ULTRA LOW TEMPERATURES;

GROUND STATE;

EID: 77950472937     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1533     Document Type: Article

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