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The study of ultracold molecules is one of the most attractive frontiers in AMO sciences. I discuss how we can make them from ultracold atoms and show how we can use them to improve the accuracy of the measurements of the variations in fundamental constants.
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Inouye, S. (2017). Ultracold Molecules: Production and Application. In: Yamanouchi, K. (eds) Progress in Photon Science. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 115. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52431-3_17
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