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Weakly interacting Bose-Einstein condensate in a disordered optical potential

Theodore A. Corcovilos, D. Dries, J. M. Hitchcock, Mark D. Junker, Y.P. Chen, Randall G. Hulet

Published May 1, 2008• 0 citations
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