Williams, C.
and Julienne, P.
(2000),
Ultracold Matter - Molecules at Rest, Science (Accessed May 9, 2026)
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Ultracold Matter - Molecules at Rest
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In this issue (1), a group from the University of Texas reports producing rubidium dimers that are essentially at rest, by assembling them from ultracold Rb atoms in an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC). The report (see page 1016) contains several important accomplishments: the first observation of molecule formation a BEC, an ultraprecise measurement of a molecular binding energy, and the first measurement of the interaction energy between a condensate and a molecule.Citation
Science
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287 No. 5455
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Bose-Einstein condensate, cold molecules, Raman process
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Created February 1, 2000, Updated February 17, 2017