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Applied Physics B

Experiments with an ion-neutral hybrid trap: cold charge-exchange collisions

W. W. Smith, D. S. Goodman, I. Sivarajah, James E. Wells, Sandipan Banerjee, Robin Côté, H. H. Michels, J. A. Mongtomery, Frank A. Narducci

Published Dec 20, 2013• 48 citations
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10.1007/s00340-013-5672-2

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