Photoassociate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Photoassociate is a verb meaning (physics) To associate atoms by means of photoassociation.
Meaning
(physics) To associate atoms by means of photoassociation.
Example Sentences
Starting with ultracold #123;87#125;Rb atoms, we apply pulses of frequency-chirped light to first photoassociate the atoms into excited molecules and then, later in the chirp, de-excite these molecules into a high vibrational level of the lowest triplet state, a#92;,#123;3#125;#92;Sigma#95;#123;u#125;#123;#43;#125;.
Word Forms
- photoassociates
- photoassociating
- photoassociated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include photoexcite, photostimulate, autoionize, bosonize, bosonise, fermionize.
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