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Momentum transfer by adiabatic passage in a light field

Christoph Ira Westbrook, Lori S. Goldner, Christoph Gerz, R. J. C. Spreeuw, S. L. Rolston, William D. Phillips

Published Dec 4, 2007• 1 citation
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10.1007/bfb0113555

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