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arXiv:1309.2814 · Nature

Coherent control of the waveforms of recoilless γ-ray photons

Farit G. Vagizov, V. A. Antonov, Yevgeny V. Radeonychev, R. N. Shakhmuratov, Olga A. Kocharovskaya

Published Mar 16, 2014• 131 citations
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10.1038/nature13018

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