New means of spatially manipulating molecules with light

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 4397-4405

  Seideman, Tamar ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0000160761     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.479204     Document Type: Article

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