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Reviews of Modern Physics

Atomic physics

Sheldon Datz, G. W. F. Drake, Thomas F. Gallagher, Hans Kleinpoppen, G. zu Putlitz

Published Mar 1, 1999• 22 citations
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Abstract

This Section contains examples of important areas in atomic physics, including articles on cold atoms collisions, accelerator-based atomic collisions, fundamental-type atomic collisions, high-precision atomic theory and the few-body problem, and ``exotic atoms.''
DOI
10.1103/revmodphys.71.s223

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