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Applied Physics B

Isotope selective loading of an ion trap using resonance-enhanced two-photon ionization

Niels Kjærgaard, Liv Hornekær, A. M. Thommesen, Z. Videsen, Michael Drewsen

Published Aug 1, 2000• 136 citations
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10.1007/s003400000296

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