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Optics Communications

Collimation of atoms localized in a spherical standing light wave

V. I. Balykin, Vladilen S Letokhov, Yu. B. Ovchinnikov, Sergei V. Shulga

Published Jun 1, 1990• 3 citations
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10.1016/0030-4018(90)90426-t

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