Dynamics of OH(Π)–He collisions in combined electric and magnetic fields
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Timur V. Tscherbul, 2, ∗ Gerrit C. Groenenboom, † Roman V. Krems, and Alex Dalgarno 2 Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138, USA Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA Theoretical Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, Netherlands Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada (Dated: December 9, 2008)
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