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arXiv:1410.2950 · Physical Review A

Creation and manipulation of bound states in the continuum with lasers: Applications to cold atoms and molecules

Bimalendu Deb, G. S. Agarwal

Published Dec 10, 2014• 16 citations
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Abstract

It is possible to create and manipulate bound states in continuum in atom-atom cold collisions by lasers and a magnetic field, employing currently available techniques of photoaasociation and magnetic Feshbach resonance.
DOI
10.1103/physreva.90.063417

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