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World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Sympathetic Cooling of Antiprotons with Molecular Anions

S. Gerber, J. Fesel, Christian Zimmer, P. Yzombard, D. Comparat, M. Doser

Published Mar 14, 2017• 0 citations
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