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VOLUME 59 (1994) | ISSUE 6 | PAGE 381
Observation of radiation pressure exerted on molecules
The first observation of pressure exerted by laser light on molecules is reported. A beam of Na2 molecules interacting with the field of a train of short counterpropagating pulses was deflected through an angle of 7X 10~4 rad.