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Precise frequencies of nearly forbidden transitions have been ascertained in the simplest molecule, the molecular hydrogen ion. This work offers a new perspective on precision measurements and fundamental physical tests with molecular spectroscopy.

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Fig. 1: Laser spectroscopy of a rovibrational transition in a molecular hydrogen ion.

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Tong, X. Precisely simple. Nat. Phys. 20, 346–347 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02331-w

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