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Optics Communications

Characterization of atomic beam through precision spectroscopy and fluorescence imaging

Shubham Utreja, Pallab Roy, Harish Kumar Rathore, Sourin Choudhury, Manoj Das, Subhasis Panja

Published Oct 15, 2025• 0 citations
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10.1016/j.optcom.2025.132551

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