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An Interferometer for Atoms with Standing Light Waves

Ernst Maria Rasel, Markus K. Oberthaler, Herman Batelaan, Stephan Bernet, Jörg Schmiedmayer, Anton Zeilinger

Published Jan 1, 1996• 1 citation
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10.1007/978-1-4757-9742-8_147

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