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Collisional Losses from a Light-Force Atom Trap

David W. Sesko, Thad G Walker, Christopher R. Monroe, Alan C. Gallagher, Carl Wieman

Published Jan 1, 2008• 0 citations

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DOI: 10.1142/9789812813787_0035

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