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Subradiance spectroscopy

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Subradiant states have remained elusive since their prediction sixty years ago, but they have now been uncovered in ultracold molecules, where they could prove useful for ultra-high precision spectroscopy.

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Figure 1: Cooperative and independent spontaneous emission processes.

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Pasquiou, B. Subradiance spectroscopy. Nature Phys 11, 14–15 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3208

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