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Physical Review A

Quantum study of excitation exchange in ultracold Rb − Sr + collisions

Anonymous, Romain Véxiau, Nadia Bouloufa-Maafa, Eliane Luc-Koenig, Olivier Dulieu, Andrea Orbán

Published Jul 30, 2026• 0 citations
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10.1103/fyxb-q6tz

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