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Nature Physics 4, 911 - 912 (2008)
doi:10.1038/nphys1147

Subject Category: Atomic and molecular physics

Ultracold molecules: The coldest polar region

David DeMille1 & Eric R. Hudson2

  1. Physics Department, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
    e-mail: david.demille@yale.edu
  2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
    e-mail: eric.hudson@ucla.edu


Polar diatomic molecules, consisting of potassium and rubidium, have been created with density and temperature close to the regime of quantum degeneracy.

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