2D Magneto-Optical Trapping of Diatomic Molecules

Hummon, Matthew T.; Yeo, Mark; Stuhl, Benjamin K.; Collopy, Alejandra L.; Xia, Yong; Ye, Jun

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.143001

Title: 2D Magneto-Optical Trapping of Diatomic Molecules

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Authors:: Hummon, Matthew T.; Yeo, Mark; Stuhl, Benjamin K.; Collopy, Alejandra L.; Xia, Yong; Ye, Jun

Publication Date:: 2013-04-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1103997

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 110; Journal Issue: 14; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Hummon, Matthew T., Yeo, Mark, Stuhl, Benjamin K., Collopy, Alejandra L., Xia, Yong, and Ye, Jun. 2D Magneto-Optical Trapping of Diatomic Molecules.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.143001.

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                    Hummon, Matthew T., Yeo, Mark, Stuhl, Benjamin K., Collopy, Alejandra L., Xia, Yong, & Ye, Jun. 2D Magneto-Optical Trapping of Diatomic Molecules.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.143001

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                    Hummon, Matthew T., Yeo, Mark, Stuhl, Benjamin K., Collopy, Alejandra L., Xia, Yong, and Ye, Jun. Mon .  
"2D Magneto-Optical Trapping of Diatomic Molecules".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.143001.

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  title        = {2D Magneto-Optical Trapping of Diatomic Molecules},

  author       = {Hummon, Matthew T. and Yeo, Mark and Stuhl, Benjamin K. and Collopy, Alejandra L. and Xia, Yong and Ye, Jun},

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  place        = {United States},

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