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arXiv:cond-mat/0608710 · The European Physical Journal D

A moving magnetic mirror to slow down a bunch of atoms

Gael Reinaudi, Z. Wang, A. Couvert, Thierry Lahaye, David Guéry-Odelin

Published Nov 9, 2006• 14 citations
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10.1140/epjd/e2006-00244-6

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