The Early Era of Laser-Selective Chemistry 1960∼1985: Roots of Modern Quantum Control

Laforge, Francois O.; Lee, Juneseo; Rabitz, Herschel A.

doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00678

The Early Era of Laser-Selective Chemistry 1960∼1985: Roots of Modern Quantum Control

Journal Article · 02 June 2023 · Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00678· OSTI ID:2418952

Laforge, Francois O. ^[1]; Lee, Juneseo ^[2]; ^[3]

Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States; OSTI
Department of Mathematics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States

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Research Organization:: Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); SC Solutions, Inc., San Jose, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-02ER15344; SC0020618; SC0021658

OSTI ID:: 2418952

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 14; ISSN 1948-7185

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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