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Applied Physics B

Light-shift suppression in laser optically pumped vapour-cell atomic frequency standards

C. Affolderbach, C. Andreeva, S. Cartaleva, Todor S. Karaulanov, G. Mileti, Dimitar G. Slavov

Published Apr 22, 2005• 58 citations
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10.1007/s00340-005-1804-7

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