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arXiv:1305.1158 · The European Physical Journal D

Bessel beams of two-level atoms driven by a linearly polarized laser field

Armen G. Hayrapetyan, Oliver Matula, A. Surzhykov, S. Fritzsche

Published Jul 31, 2013• 22 citations
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10.1140/epjd/e2013-30191-x

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