Controlling the quantum stereodynamics of ultracold bimolecular reactions

Nature Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 502-507

  De Miranda, M H G ^a   Chotia, A ^a   Neyenhuis, B ^a   Wang, D ^a   Quemener G ^a   Ospelkaus, S ^b   Bohn, J L ^a   Ye, J ^a,c   Jin, D S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; OPTICAL LATTICES; POTASSIUM ALLOYS; QUANTUM OPTICS; RUBIDIUM ALLOYS;

BI-MOLECULAR CHEMICAL REACTIONS; BIMOLECULAR REACTION; DIPOLE INTERACTION; EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; FERMI STATISTICS; MOLECULAR COLLISIONS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; QUANTUM STEREODYNAMICS;

MOLECULES;

EID: 79958006811     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1939     Document Type: Article

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