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Formation of ultracold Rb 2 in the ground X^1σ^+ g state in an optical dipole trap

Hyewon Pechkis, Ryan Carollo, Michael Bellos, Jayita Banerjee, Edward E. Eyler, P. L. Gould, William C. Stwalley

Published Mar 1, 2010• 0 citations
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