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arXiv:2211.07320 · Nature Chemistry

Direct observation of geometric-phase interference in dynamics around a conical intersection

Christophe H. Valahu, V. C. Olaya-Agudelo, Ryan J. MacDonell, Tomas Navickas, Arjun D. Rao, Maverick J. Millican, Juan B. Pérez-Sánchez, Joel Y. Yuen-Zhou, Michael J. Biercuk, Cornelius Hempel, Ting Rei Tan, Ivan Kassal

Published Aug 28, 2023• 70 citations
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10.1038/s41557-023-01300-3

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