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The European Physical Journal D

Efficient long-term laser excitation of a collimated beam of potassium atoms on the D2 line

A. Gopalan, Edith Leber, Jürgen Bömmels, Sheuli Paul, M. Allegrini, M.‐W. Ruf, Hartmut Hotop

Published Jul 9, 2004• 7 citations
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DOI
10.1140/epjd/e2004-00083-5

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