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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Vibrational branching ratios and radiative lifetimes in the laser cooling of AlBr

Yufeng Gao, Mingjie Wan

Published Jan 1, 2017• 7 citations
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Abstract

) enough to be negligible. The present theoretical results indicate that the AlBr molecule is a promising candidate for laser cooling.
DOI
10.1039/c6cp08181a

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