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Editorial: Quo vadis, cold molecules? p. 149

J. Doyle, B. Friedrich, R. V. Krems and F. Masnou-Seeuws

Published online: 15 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00151-x

The photoassociative spectroscopy, photoassociative molecule formation, and trapping of ultracold ³⁹K⁸⁵Rb p. 165

D. Wang, J. Qi, M. F. Stone, O. Nikolayeva, B. Hattaway, S. D. Gensemer, H. Wang, W. T. Zemke, P. L. Gould, E. E. Eyler and W. C. Stwalley

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00162-7

Prospects for production of ultracold X ¹Σ⁺ RbCs molecules p. 179

T. Bergeman, A. J. Kerman, J. Sage, S. Sainis and D. DeMille

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00155-6

Photoassociative formation of ultracold polar KRb molecules p. 189

S. Kotochigova, E. Tiesinga and P. S. Julienne

Published online: 19 October 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00136-9

Prospects for the formation of ultracold ground state polar molecules from mixed alkali atom pairs p. 195

S. Azizi, M. Aymar and O. Dulieu

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00159-2

Spectroscopic studies of NaCs for the ground state asymptote of Na + Cs pairs p. 205

O. Docenko, M. Tamanis, R. Ferber, A. Pashov, H. Knöckel and E. Tiemann

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00156-5

Formation of ultracold polar molecules via Raman excitation p. 213

E. Taylor-Juarros, R. Côté and K. Kirby

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00157-4

Efficient conversion of ultracold Feshbach-resonance-related polar molecules into ultracold ground state (X ¹Σ⁺ v = 0, J = 0) molecules p. 221

W. C. Stwalley

Published online: 03 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00147-6

Photoassociation experiments with ultracold metastable helium p. 227

J. Kim, U. D. Rapol, S. Moal, J. Léonard, M. Walhout and M. Leduc

Published online: 26 October 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00144-9

Optimizing the photoassociation of cold atoms by use of chirped laser pulses p. 239

E. Luc-Koenig, M. Vatasescu and F. Masnou-Seeuws

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00161-8

Prospects for measurement and control of the scattering length of metastable helium using photoassociation techniques p. 263

J. C.J. Koelemeij and M. Leduc

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00154-7

New directions in degenerate dipolar molecules via collective association p. 273

M. Mackie, O. Dannenberg, J. Piilo, K.-A. Suominen and J. Javanainen

Published online: 21 September 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00122-3

Rotational structures of long-range diatomic molecules p. 283

B. Gao

Published online: 28 September 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00127-x

Formation of cold bialkali dimers on helium nanodroplets p. 291

M. Mudrich, O. Bünermann, F. Stienkemeier, O. Dulieu and M. Weidemüller

Published online: 26 October 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00139-6

Feshbach resonances in ²³Na–⁸⁷Rb p. 301

M. Bhattacharya, L. O. Baksmaty, S. B. Weiss and N. P. Bigelow

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00164-5

Buffer-gas cooling of NH via the beam loaded buffer-gas method p. 307

D. Egorov, W. C. Campbell, B. Friedrich, S. E. Maxwell, E. Tsikata, L. D. van Buuren and J. M. Doyle

Published online: 26 October 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00140-1

A quasi-analytic model of a linear Stark accelerator/decelerator for polar molecules p. 313

B. Friedrich

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00166-3

Decelerated molecular beams for high-resolution spectroscopy - The hyperfine structure of ¹⁵ND₃ p. 337

J. van Veldhoven, J. Küpper, H. L. Bethlem, B. Sartakov, A. J.A. van Roij and G. Meijer

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00160-9

Efficient Stark deceleration of cold polar molecules p. 351

Eric R. Hudson, J. R. Bochinski, H. J. Lewandowski, Brian C. Sawyer and Jun Ye

Published online: 19 October 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00138-7

Feasibility of a storage ring for polar molecules in strong-field-seeking states p. 359

H. Nishimura, G. Lambertson, J. G. Kalnins and H. Gould

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00153-8

Slow ammonia molecules in an electrostatic quadrupole guide p. 365

T. Junglen, T. Rieger, S. A. Rangwala, P. W.H. Pinkse and G. Rempe

Published online: 28 September 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00130-3

Microwave traps for cold polar molecules p. 375

D. DeMille, D. R. Glenn and J. Petricka

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00163-6

Formation of NO(j'=7.5) molecules with sub-kelvin translational energy via molecular beam collisions with argon using the technique of molecular cooling by inelastic collisional energy-transfer p. 385

M. S. Elioff, J. J. Valentini and D. W. Chandler

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00158-3

Laser-cooling molecules - Concept, candidates, and supporting hyperfine-resolved measurements of rotational lines in the A–X(0,0) band of CaH p. 395

M. D. Di Rosa

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00167-2

Photo-dissociation of Cold MgH⁺ ions - Towards rotational temperature measurements and controlled dissociation p. 403

A. Bertelsen, I. S. Vogelius, S. Jørgensen, R. Kosloff and M. Drewsen

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00152-9

Emission spectrum for polar super rotors in a cold buffer gas p. 409

R. C. Forrey

Published online: 10 August 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00101-8

Chemical reactivity of ultracold polar molecules: investigation of H+HCl and H+DCl collisions p. 417

P. F. Weck and N. Balakrishnan

Published online: 10 August 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00100-9

Features of chemical reactions at vanishing kinetic energy: the presence of internally “hot” reagents p. 423

E. Bodo and F. A. Gianturco

Published online: 07 September 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00116-1

Interactions of transition metal atoms with He p. 429

J. Kłos, M. F. Rode, J. E. Rode, G. Chałasiński and M. M. Szczęśniak

Published online: 23 November 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00165-4

Instabilities and the roton spectrum of a quasi-1D Bose-Einstein condensed gas with dipole-dipole interactions p. 439

S. Giovanazzi and D. H.J. O'Dell

Published online: 26 October 2004

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00146-7

EPJ

The European Physical Journal D

Volume 31 / No 2 (November 2004)

Ultracold Polar Molecules: Formation and Collisions

Special Issue: Ultracold Polar Molecules: Formation and Collisions

Editorial: Quo vadis, cold molecules? p. 149

The photoassociative spectroscopy, photoassociative molecule formation, and trapping of ultracold ³⁹K⁸⁵Rb p. 165

Prospects for production of ultracold X ¹Σ⁺ RbCs molecules p. 179

Photoassociative formation of ultracold polar KRb molecules p. 189

Prospects for the formation of ultracold ground state polar molecules from mixed alkali atom pairs p. 195

Spectroscopic studies of NaCs for the ground state asymptote of Na + Cs pairs p. 205

Formation of ultracold polar molecules via Raman excitation p. 213

Efficient conversion of ultracold Feshbach-resonance-related polar molecules into ultracold ground state (X ¹Σ⁺ v = 0, J = 0) molecules p. 221

Photoassociation experiments with ultracold metastable helium p. 227

Optimizing the photoassociation of cold atoms by use of chirped laser pulses p. 239

Prospects for measurement and control of the scattering length of metastable helium using photoassociation techniques p. 263

New directions in degenerate dipolar molecules via collective association p. 273

Rotational structures of long-range diatomic molecules p. 283

Formation of cold bialkali dimers on helium nanodroplets p. 291

Feshbach resonances in ²³Na–⁸⁷Rb p. 301

Buffer-gas cooling of NH via the beam loaded buffer-gas method p. 307

A quasi-analytic model of a linear Stark accelerator/decelerator for polar molecules p. 313

Decelerated molecular beams for high-resolution spectroscopy - The hyperfine structure of ¹⁵ND₃ p. 337

Efficient Stark deceleration of cold polar molecules p. 351

Feasibility of a storage ring for polar molecules in strong-field-seeking states p. 359

Slow ammonia molecules in an electrostatic quadrupole guide p. 365

Microwave traps for cold polar molecules p. 375

Formation of NO(j'=7.5) molecules with sub-kelvin translational energy via molecular beam collisions with argon using the technique of molecular cooling by inelastic collisional energy-transfer p. 385

Laser-cooling molecules - Concept, candidates, and supporting hyperfine-resolved measurements of rotational lines in the A–X(0,0) band of CaH p. 395

Photo-dissociation of Cold MgH⁺ ions - Towards rotational temperature measurements and controlled dissociation p. 403

Emission spectrum for polar super rotors in a cold buffer gas p. 409

Chemical reactivity of ultracold polar molecules: investigation of H+HCl and H+DCl collisions p. 417

Features of chemical reactions at vanishing kinetic energy: the presence of internally “hot” reagents p. 423

Interactions of transition metal atoms with He p. 429

Instabilities and the roton spectrum of a quasi-1D Bose-Einstein condensed gas with dipole-dipole interactions p. 439

Conference announcements

EPJ

The European Physical Journal D

Volume 31 / No 2 (November 2004)

Ultracold Polar Molecules: Formation and Collisions

Special Issue: Ultracold Polar Molecules: Formation and Collisions

Editorial: Quo vadis, cold molecules? p. 149

The photoassociative spectroscopy, photoassociative molecule formation, and trapping of ultracold 39K85Rb p. 165

Prospects for production of ultracold X 1Σ+ RbCs molecules p. 179

Photoassociative formation of ultracold polar KRb molecules p. 189

Prospects for the formation of ultracold ground state polar molecules from mixed alkali atom pairs p. 195

Spectroscopic studies of NaCs for the ground state asymptote of Na + Cs pairs p. 205

Formation of ultracold polar molecules via Raman excitation p. 213

Efficient conversion of ultracold Feshbach-resonance-related polar molecules into ultracold ground state (X 1Σ+ v = 0, J = 0) molecules p. 221

Photoassociation experiments with ultracold metastable helium p. 227

Optimizing the photoassociation of cold atoms by use of chirped laser pulses p. 239

Prospects for measurement and control of the scattering length of metastable helium using photoassociation techniques p. 263

New directions in degenerate dipolar molecules via collective association p. 273

Rotational structures of long-range diatomic molecules p. 283

Formation of cold bialkali dimers on helium nanodroplets p. 291

Feshbach resonances in 23Na–87Rb p. 301

Buffer-gas cooling of NH via the beam loaded buffer-gas method p. 307

A quasi-analytic model of a linear Stark accelerator/decelerator for polar molecules p. 313

Decelerated molecular beams for high-resolution spectroscopy - The hyperfine structure of 15ND3 p. 337

Efficient Stark deceleration of cold polar molecules p. 351

Feasibility of a storage ring for polar molecules in strong-field-seeking states p. 359

Slow ammonia molecules in an electrostatic quadrupole guide p. 365

Microwave traps for cold polar molecules p. 375

Formation of NO(j'=7.5) molecules with sub-kelvin translational energy via molecular beam collisions with argon using the technique of molecular cooling by inelastic collisional energy-transfer p. 385

Laser-cooling molecules - Concept, candidates, and supporting hyperfine-resolved measurements of rotational lines in the A–X(0,0) band of CaH p. 395

Photo-dissociation of Cold MgH+ ions - Towards rotational temperature measurements and controlled dissociation p. 403

Emission spectrum for polar super rotors in a cold buffer gas p. 409

Chemical reactivity of ultracold polar molecules: investigation of H+HCl and H+DCl collisions p. 417

Features of chemical reactions at vanishing kinetic energy: the presence of internally “hot” reagents p. 423

Interactions of transition metal atoms with He p. 429

Instabilities and the roton spectrum of a quasi-1D Bose-Einstein condensed gas with dipole-dipole interactions p. 439

Conference announcements

The photoassociative spectroscopy, photoassociative molecule formation, and trapping of ultracold ³⁹K⁸⁵Rb p. 165

Prospects for production of ultracold X ¹Σ⁺ RbCs molecules p. 179

Efficient conversion of ultracold Feshbach-resonance-related polar molecules into ultracold ground state (X ¹Σ⁺ v = 0, J = 0) molecules p. 221

Feshbach resonances in ²³Na–⁸⁷Rb p. 301

Decelerated molecular beams for high-resolution spectroscopy - The hyperfine structure of ¹⁵ND₃ p. 337

Photo-dissociation of Cold MgH⁺ ions - Towards rotational temperature measurements and controlled dissociation p. 403