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arXiv:cond-mat/0004127 · Springer eBooks

A Model of a Pumped Continuous Atom Laser

Nicholas P. Robins, Craig M. Savage, Elena A. Ostrovskaya

Published Nov 16, 2007• 0 citations
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DOI
10.1007/3-540-40894-0_5

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