Photoassociation of Ultracold Atoms: A New Spectroscopic Technique

Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy - Tập 195 Số 2 - Trang 194-228 - 1999
William C. Stwalley1, He Wang1
1Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, 2152 Hillside Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269‐3046,

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