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Collected Papers of Carl Wieman

Carl Wieman

Published Jan 1, 2008• 2 citations
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Precision Measurement and Parity Nonconservation Laser Cooling and Trapping Bose-Einstein Condensation Science Education Development of Research Technology.
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10.1142/6331

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