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photoassociation: a standalone construct

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photoassociation1 CONSTRUCTPhotoassociationTHORSHEIM · ATOMIC, MOLECULAR

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Atomic, molecular and optical physics

the formation of an excited molecule when two colliding cold atoms absorb a photon, used to probe long-range interatomic potentials.

In atomic, molecular and optical physics, photoassociation refers to the formation of an excited molecule when two colliding cold atoms absorb a photon, used to probe long-range interatomic potentials. This meaning comes from Thorsheim (1987) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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  1. Thorsheim, H. R., Weiner, J., & Julienne, P. S. (1987). Laser-induced photoassociation of ultracold sodium atoms. Physical Review Letters, 58(23), 2420-2423. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.58.2420

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