Observation of ultralong-range Rydberg molecules
10.1038/nature07945
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Bendkowsky, V., Butscher, B., Nipper, J., Shaffer, J. P., Löw, R., & Pfau, T. (2009). Observation of ultralong-range Rydberg molecules. Nature, 458(7241), 1005–1008.

Authors 6
  1. Vera Bendkowsky (first)
  2. Björn Butscher (additional)
  3. Johannes Nipper (additional)
  4. James P. Shaffer (additional)
  5. Robert Löw (additional)
  6. Tilman Pfau (additional)
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@article{Bendkowsky_2009, title={Observation of ultralong-range Rydberg molecules}, volume={458}, ISSN={1476-4687}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature07945}, DOI={10.1038/nature07945}, number={7241}, journal={Nature}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Bendkowsky, Vera and Butscher, Björn and Nipper, Johannes and Shaffer, James P. and Löw, Robert and Pfau, Tilman}, year={2009}, month=apr, pages={1005–1008} }