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Applied Physics B

Spin polarization in a freely evolving sample of cold atoms

K. Szymaniec, Heung‐Ryoul Noh, Sang Eon Park, Akifumi Takamizawa

Published Mar 29, 2013• 24 citations
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10.1007/s00340-013-5368-7

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