Controlling the collective radiative decay of molecular ions in strong laser fields

Hongqiang Xie; Hongbin Lei; Guihua Li; Jinping Yao; Qian Zhang; Xiaowei Wang; Jing Zhao; Zhiming Chen; Ya Cheng; Zengxiu Zhao

doi:10.1364/PRJ.434378

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