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Physics Letters A

The influence of virtual-photon processes on the phase distribution in a micromaser cavity field

Liang Zeng, Zhengdong Liu, Yu Lin, Shi-Yao Zhu

Published Sep 1, 1998• 9 citations
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10.1016/s0375-9601(98)00478-2

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