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Annales de Physique

Alfred Kastler's inspiration of the optical pumping studies in Poland

T. Dohnalik, Wojciech Gawlik

Published Jan 1, 1985• 0 citations
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Abstract

Optical pumping activity in Poland is reviewed with particular emphasis on Professor Kastler's inspiration in its development. The reviewed activity concerns studies of relaxation, modulation effects, level crossing and anticrossing effects, dressed atom model and of the forward scattering of resonance radiation.
DOI
10.1051/anphys:01985001006060500

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