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Theoretical Chemistry Accounts

Rotational cooling of Li2(1?+g) molecules by ultracold collisions with an He gas buffer

Enrico Bodo, Francesco Antonio Gianturco, F. Sebastianelli, Ersin Yurtsever, Mine Yurtsever

Published Feb 28, 2005• 2 citations
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10.1007/s00214-005-0627-2

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