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Making molecules by mergoassociation: the role of center-of-mass motion
Robert C. Bird, Jeremy M. Hutson
In mergoassociation, two atoms in separate optical traps are combined to form a molecule when the traps are merged. Previous theoretical treatments have considered only the relativ…
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Making molecules by mergoassociation: two atoms in adjacent nonspherical optical traps
Robert C. Bird, C. Ruth Le Sueur, Jeremy M. Hutson
Mergoassociation of two ultracold atoms to form a weakly bound molecule can occur when two optical traps that each contain a single atom are merged. Molecule formation occurs at an…