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Absorbance and energy levels for a Fe3+ ion in α- A l 2 O 3 . Optical pumping applied to a 31 GHz maser

M. Mrad, Ahmad Tarhini, V. Giordano

Published Sep 20, 2020• 2 citations
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10.1016/j.cap.2020.08.014

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